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The Naturewoman
The Naturewoman

Chapter VIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/80 · 5 lines
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OCEANA.
You don't mean it!
HENRY.
What for?
ETHEL.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Naturewoman

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
OCEANA.
Line 2
You don't mean it!
Line 3
HENRY.
Line 4
What for?
/wʌt fɔːr/
Line 5
ETHEL.
All words in this reading · 9

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don't

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From this reading You don't mean it!

ETHEL

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From this reading ETHEL.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What for?

HENRY

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From this reading HENRY.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You don't mean it!

mean

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From this reading You don't mean it!

OCEANA

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From this reading OCEANA.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What for?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You don't mean it!