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The Story of the Gadsbys
The Story of the Gadsbys

Chapter II

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CAPT.
G. Let me do it!
Miss.
T. No, Vermillion understands me.
Don't you, old man?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Story of the Gadsbys

Chapter II

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAPT.
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G. Let me do it!
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Miss.
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T. No, Vermillion understands me.
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Don't you, old man?

Learner Dictionary

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

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “G. Let me do it!”

All words in this reading · 15

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CAPT

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From this reading CAPT.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading G. Let me do it!

Don't

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From this reading Don't you, old man?

G

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From this reading G. Let me do it!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading G. Let me do it!

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading G. Let me do it!

man

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From this reading Don't you, old man?

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading G. Let me do it!

Miss

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From this reading Miss.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading T. No, Vermillion understands me.

old

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From this reading Don't you, old man?

T

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From this reading T. No, Vermillion understands me.

understands

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From this reading T. No, Vermillion understands me.

Vermillion

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From this reading T. No, Vermillion understands me.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Don't you, old man?