Chapter III
“Good-night, and thank you, sir.” “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle. “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar. There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf. I saw it.
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“Good-night,
and
thank
you,
sir.”
“I
swear
I’ll
pray
for
the
Head
to-night,”
said
Beetle.
“Those
last
two
cuts
were
just
flicks
on
my
collar.
There’s
a
‘Monte
Cristo’
in
that
lower
shelf.
I
saw
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Good-night,
and
thank
you,
sir.”
Line 2
“I
swear
I’ll
pray
for
the
Head
to-night,”
said
Beetle.
Line 3
“Those
last
two
cuts
were
just
flicks
on
my
collar.
Line 4
There’s
a
‘Monte
Cristo’
in
that
lower
shelf.
Line 5
I
saw
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.”
Shelf
noun
US /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.”
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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 There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Good-night, and thank you, sir.”
Beetle
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
collar
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From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
Cristo
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From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
cuts
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flicks
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From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
Good-night
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From this reading “Good-night, and thank you, sir.”
Head
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
I'll
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw it.
just
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From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
lower
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From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
Monte
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From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
pray
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
said
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
saw
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From this reading I saw it.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
sir
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From this reading “Good-night, and thank you, sir.”
swear
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
thank
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From this reading “Good-night, and thank you, sir.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
There's
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From this reading There’s a ‘Monte Cristo’ in that lower shelf.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
to-night
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From this reading “I swear I’ll pray for the Head to-night,” said Beetle.
two
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From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those last two cuts were just flicks on my collar.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good-night, and thank you, sir.”