Chapter LXXIII
LAMENTATION. They began to move forward. They advanced through the passage. There was no preliminary registry, no place of record. The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
The Man Who Laughs
Chapter LXXIII
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LAMENTATION.
They
began
to
move
forward.
They
advanced
through
the
passage.
There
was
no
preliminary
registry,
no
place
of
record.
The
prisons
in
those
times
were
not
overburdened
with
documents.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LAMENTATION.
Line 2
They
began
to
move
forward.
Line 3
They
advanced
through
the
passage.
Line 4
There
was
no
preliminary
registry,
no
place
of
record.
Line 5
The
prisons
in
those
times
were
not
overburdened
with
documents.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They began to move forward.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They began to move forward.”
Passage
noun
US /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They advanced through the passage.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They advanced through the passage.”
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advanced
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From this reading They advanced through the passage.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to move forward.
documents
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From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to move forward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
LAMENTATION
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From this reading LAMENTATION.
move
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From this reading They began to move forward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
overburdened
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From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
place
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From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
preliminary
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From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
prisons
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From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
record
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From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
registry
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From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
There
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From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to move forward.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
times
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From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They began to move forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.