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Chapter IV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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HEGAN.
Oh, my dear!
[Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...
LAURA.
[Quickly.] No, father!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Machine

Chapter IV

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HEGAN.
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Oh, my dear!
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[Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...
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LAURA.
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[Quickly.] No, father!

Learner Dictionary

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Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “[Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...

dear

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From this reading Oh, my dear!

father

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From this reading [Quickly.] No, father!

HEGAN

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From this reading HEGAN.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...

LAURA

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From this reading LAURA.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh, my dear!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading [Quickly.] No, father!

Oh

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From this reading Oh, my dear!

Quickly

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From this reading [Quickly.] No, father!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...

sorry

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From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...

Starts

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From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading [Starts toward her.] I am so sorry...