Chapter IV
AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. SLAUGHTER. That was a curious day. More things happened on it than on any day of my life before. It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
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Chapter IV
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AN
INTERVIEW
WITH
MR.
SLAUGHTER.
That
was
a
curious
day.
More
things
happened
on
it
than
on
any
day
of
my
life
before.
It
was
the
beginning
of
everything
and
the
end
of
some
things.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AN
INTERVIEW
WITH
MR.
Line 2
SLAUGHTER.
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That
was
a
curious
day.
Line 4
More
things
happened
on
it
than
on
any
day
of
my
life
before.
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It
was
the
beginning
of
everything
and
the
end
of
some
things.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.”
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.”
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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 That was a curious day.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH MR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
any
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From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
curious
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From this reading That was a curious day.
day
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end
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From this reading It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
happened
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From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH MR.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
More
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From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
MR
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From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
SLAUGHTER
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From this reading SLAUGHTER.
some
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From this reading It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a curious day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the beginning of everything and the end of some things.
things
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From this reading More things happened on it than on any day of my life before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a curious day.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH MR.