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Chapter XXIV

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JANE (carelessly).
Bobby?
Oh, he's about somewhere.
MR.
KNOWLE.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second Plays

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JANE (carelessly).
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Bobby?
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Oh, he's about somewhere.
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MR.
Line 5
KNOWLE.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Oh, he's about somewhere.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Oh, he's about somewhere.

Bobby

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From this reading Bobby?

carelessly

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From this reading JANE (carelessly).

he's

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From this reading Oh, he's about somewhere.

JANE

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From this reading JANE (carelessly).

KNOWLE

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From this reading KNOWLE.

MR

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From this reading MR.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, he's about somewhere.

somewhere

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From this reading Oh, he's about somewhere.