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The Sea Lady
The Sea Lady

Chapter IV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/88 · 5 lines
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"Every one."
"Except me?"
"I'm not certain of that."
"Mrs. Bunting?"
"Certainly."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Sea Lady

Chapter IV

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Every one."
/ˈevəri wʌn/
Line 2
"Except me?"
/ɪkˈsept miː/
Line 3
"I'm not certain of that."
Line 4
"Mrs. Bunting?"
Line 5
"Certainly."

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “"Every one."”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “"Except me?"”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Every one."”

All words in this reading · 12

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Bunting

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From this reading "Mrs. Bunting?"

certain

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From this reading "I'm not certain of that."

Certainly

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From this reading "Certainly."

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "Every one."

ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading "Except me?"

I'm

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From this reading "I'm not certain of that."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Except me?"

Mrs

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From this reading "Mrs. Bunting?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I'm not certain of that."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I'm not certain of that."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Every one."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I'm not certain of that."