Chapter I
Things just vanished. It was simple. As a matter of fact, it was child's play! "Is there anything you want to make disappear?" Clarence Willoughby asked his mother.
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Chapter I
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Things
just
vanished.
It
was
simple.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
it
was
child's
play!
"Is
there
anything
you
want
to
make
disappear?"
Clarence
Willoughby
asked
his
mother.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Things
just
vanished.
Line 2
It
was
simple.
Line 3
As
a
matter
of
fact,
it
was
child's
play!
Line 4
"Is
there
anything
you
want
to
make
disappear?"
Line 5
Clarence
Willoughby
asked
his
mother.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Is there anything you want to make disappear?"”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clarence Willoughby asked his mother.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is there anything you want to make disappear?"”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was child's play!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything you want to make disappear?"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was child's play!
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarence Willoughby asked his mother.
child's
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Clarence
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disappear
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fact
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clarence Willoughby asked his mother.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there anything you want to make disappear?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was simple.
just
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From this reading Things just vanished.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is there anything you want to make disappear?"
matter
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mother
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From this reading Clarence Willoughby asked his mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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play
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simple
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there
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Things
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From this reading Things just vanished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is there anything you want to make disappear?"
vanished
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want
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From this reading "Is there anything you want to make disappear?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was simple.
Willoughby
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From this reading Clarence Willoughby asked his mother.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is there anything you want to make disappear?"