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The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)
The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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PRESS.
Bravo, Mrs. Lemmy.
Come on!
LEMMY.
Come on, old dear!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)

Chapter V

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PRESS.
Line 2
Bravo, Mrs. Lemmy.
Line 3
Come on!
/come ɑːn/
Line 4
LEMMY.
Line 5
Come on, old dear!

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come on!”

All words in this reading · 8

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Bravo

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From this reading Bravo, Mrs. Lemmy.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come on!

dear

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From this reading Come on, old dear!

Lemmy

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From this reading Bravo, Mrs. Lemmy.

Mrs

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From this reading Bravo, Mrs. Lemmy.

old

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From this reading Come on, old dear!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Come on!

PRESS

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From this reading PRESS.