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The Joss: A Reversion
The Joss: A Reversion

Chapter XXX

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THE MORNING’S NEWS.
It was a lively voyage!
Oh, yes!
For those who like that kind of liveliness.
Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Joss: A Reversion

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MORNING’S NEWS.
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It was a lively voyage!
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Oh, yes!
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For those who like that kind of liveliness.
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Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

Learner Dictionary

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

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “For those who like that kind of liveliness.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.”

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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 It was a lively voyage!

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a lively voyage!

just

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From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

kind

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From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

like

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From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

liveliness

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From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

lively

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From this reading It was a lively voyage!

MORNING'S

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From this reading THE MORNING’S NEWS.

NEWS

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From this reading THE MORNING’S NEWS.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, yes!

old

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From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

sweet

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From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MORNING’S NEWS.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

voyage

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From this reading It was a lively voyage!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was a lively voyage!

way

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From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.

wrong

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From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.

yes

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From this reading Oh, yes!