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The programmed people
The programmed people

Chapter IV

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"Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
"She went last night, regardless."
The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
"Seems to me I did, Fred.
I could have forgotten, of course."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The programmed people

Chapter IV

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
Line 2
"She went last night, regardless."
Line 3
The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
Line 4
"Seems to me I did, Fred.
Line 5
I could have forgotten, of course."
/aɪ kʊd hæv fərˈɡɑːt.n̩ ʌv course/

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I could have forgotten, of course."”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I could have forgotten, of course."”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “I could have forgotten, of course."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I could have forgotten, of course."”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"She went last night, regardless."”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"She went last night, regardless."”

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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 "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

addressed

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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

Bodger

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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."

daughter-in-law

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

Day

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.

Didn't

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."

Fred

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From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.

future

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."

head

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She went last night, regardless."

Lloyd

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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

man

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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.

new

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

night

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From this reading "She went last night, regardless."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."

President

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

reassigned

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

regardless

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She went last night, regardless."

scratched

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

Seems

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.

Senior

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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She went last night, regardless."

she'd

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

Temple

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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She went last night, regardless."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.