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Chapter VI

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"Go with the pilot," said the Major.
"You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.
See what you see."
Joe stood up.
"You--think the tip is straight?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VI

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

Line 1
"Go with the pilot," said the Major.
Line 2
"You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.
Line 3
See what you see."
Line 4
Joe stood up.
Line 5
"You--think the tip is straight?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Anybody pronoun US /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “"You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Joe stood up.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You--think the tip is straight?"”

All words in this reading · 23

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anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

Braun

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From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

Go

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From this reading "Go with the pilot," said the Major.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "You--think the tip is straight?"

Joe

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From this reading Joe stood up.

Major

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From this reading "Go with the pilot," said the Major.

meant

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From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

pilot

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From this reading "Go with the pilot," said the Major.

recognize

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From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

said

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From this reading "Go with the pilot," said the Major.

See

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From this reading See what you see."

soon

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From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Joe stood up.

straight

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From this reading "You--think the tip is straight?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Go with the pilot," said the Major.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You--think the tip is straight?"

tip

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From this reading "You--think the tip is straight?"

up

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From this reading Joe stood up.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Go with the pilot," said the Major.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading See what you see."

You'd

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From this reading "You'd recognize what Braun meant as soon as anybody.