Chapter II
MOTHER. He writes like a poet, my son. That is wonderful writing. FATHER. All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
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Chapter II
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MOTHER.
He
writes
like
a
poet,
my
son.
That
is
wonderful
writing.
FATHER.
All
the
young
men
write
the
same
with
regard
to
the
war.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MOTHER.
Line 2
He
writes
like
a
poet,
my
son.
Line 3
That
is
wonderful
writing.
Line 4
FATHER.
Line 5
All
the
young
men
write
the
same
with
regard
to
the
war.
Learner Dictionary
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Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the young men write the same with regard to the war.”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That is wonderful writing.”
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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 He writes like a poet, my son.
All
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From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
FATHER
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From this reading FATHER.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He writes like a poet, my son.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is wonderful writing.
like
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From this reading He writes like a poet, my son.
men
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From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
MOTHER
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From this reading MOTHER.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He writes like a poet, my son.
poet
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From this reading He writes like a poet, my son.
regard
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From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
son
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From this reading He writes like a poet, my son.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is wonderful writing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
war
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From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is wonderful writing.
write
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From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.
writes
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From this reading He writes like a poet, my son.
writing
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From this reading That is wonderful writing.
young
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From this reading All the young men write the same with regard to the war.