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The Gray Dawn
The Gray Dawn

Chapter X

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"My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.
"I must look into my resources.
I will let you know to-morrow."
"Not later than to-morrow.
I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Gray Dawn

Chapter X

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.
Line 2
"I must look into my resources.
Line 3
I will let you know to-morrow."
Line 4
"Not later than to-morrow.
Line 5
I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I will let you know to-morrow."”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “I will let you know to-morrow."”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I must look into my resources.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"I must look into my resources.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.”

All words in this reading · 27

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

call

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From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

calmly

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From this reading "My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.

hour

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From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I must look into my resources.

I'll

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From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "I must look into my resources.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I will let you know to-morrow."

later

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From this reading "Not later than to-morrow.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I will let you know to-morrow."

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I must look into my resources.

meaning

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From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

Morrell

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From this reading "My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "I must look into my resources.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not later than to-morrow.

note

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From this reading "My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.

personal

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From this reading "My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My personal note," replied Morrell calmly.

resources

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From this reading "I must look into my resources.

said

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From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Not later than to-morrow.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

to-morrow

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From this reading I will let you know to-morrow."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will let you know to-morrow."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I'll call at this hour," said Morrell with meaning.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I will let you know to-morrow."