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The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy)
The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy)

Chapter IX

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HILLCRIST.
Make your mind easy.
We shan't tell him.
CHLOE.
[Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy)

Chapter IX

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HILLCRIST.
Line 2
Make your mind easy.
Line 3
We shan't tell him.
Line 4
CHLOE.
Line 5
[Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.

Learner Dictionary

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

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Make your mind easy.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Make your mind easy.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We shan't tell him.”

All words in this reading · 15

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Appealing

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From this reading [Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.

CHLOE

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From this reading CHLOE.

easy

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From this reading Make your mind easy.

enough

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From this reading [Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.

HILLCRIST

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From this reading HILLCRIST.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We shan't tell him.

MakenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Make your mind easy.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Make your mind easy.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.

Oh

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From this reading [Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.

shan't

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From this reading We shan't tell him.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We shan't tell him.

that's

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From this reading [Appealing] Oh! that's not enough.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We shan't tell him.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Make your mind easy.