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Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three

Chapter XI

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CAPT.
G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
MRS.
G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
Ask the eagle.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Soldiers Three

Chapter XI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAPT.
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G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
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MRS.
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G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
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Ask the eagle.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.”

All words in this reading · 25

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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 G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

Ask

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From this reading Ask the eagle.

CAPT

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From this reading CAPT.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

eagle

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From this reading Ask the eagle.

Featherweight

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From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

G

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From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

idiots

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From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

it's

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From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

only

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From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

opinion

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From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

people

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From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

sensible

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From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

two

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From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.

We're

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From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!

world

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From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!