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The Research Magnificent

Chapter XVI

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“Don't come near me, Poff!
Don't TOUCH me!
All my plans.
All my ambitions.
Friends--every one.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Research Magnificent

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Don't come near me, Poff!
Line 2
Don't TOUCH me!
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All my plans.
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All my ambitions.
Line 5
Friends--every one.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Don't come near me, Poff!”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Friends--every one.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Friends--every one.”

All words in this reading · 13

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All

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From this reading All my plans.

ambitions

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From this reading All my ambitions.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't come near me, Poff!

Don't

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From this reading “Don't come near me, Poff!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Friends--every one.

Friends

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From this reading Friends--every one.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading “Don't come near me, Poff!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All my plans.

near

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From this reading “Don't come near me, Poff!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Friends--every one.

plans

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From this reading All my plans.

Poff

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From this reading “Don't come near me, Poff!

TOUCH

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From this reading Don't TOUCH me!