Chapter XXVI
"Pekin!" shouted Popof. "All change here." And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction: "I believe you, my boy!" And we all changed.
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"Pekin!"
shouted
Popof.
"All
change
here."
And
Caterna
replied
with
truly
Parisian
unction:
"I
believe
you,
my
boy!"
And
we
all
changed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races
Chapter XXVI
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Pekin!"
shouted
Popof.
Line 2
"All
change
here."
Line 3
And
Caterna
replied
with
truly
Parisian
unction:
Line 4
"I
believe
you,
my
boy!"
Line 5
And
we
all
changed.
Learner Dictionary
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Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I believe you, my boy!"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All change here."”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Pekin!" shouted Popof.”
All words in this reading · 20
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All
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From this reading "All change here."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I believe you, my boy!"
boy
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From this reading "I believe you, my boy!"
Caterna
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From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
change
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From this reading "All change here."
changed
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From this reading And we all changed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All change here."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe you, my boy!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I believe you, my boy!"
Parisian
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From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
Pekin
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From this reading "Pekin!" shouted Popof.
Popof
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From this reading "Pekin!" shouted Popof.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pekin!" shouted Popof.
truly
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From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
unction
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From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we all changed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Caterna replied with truly Parisian unction:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I believe you, my boy!"