Chapter II
TWO MEN. I. A WANDERER. “There’s no such word.”—BULWER. A wind was blowing through the city.
The Sword of Damocles
Chapter II
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TWO
MEN.
I.
A
WANDERER.
“There’s
no
such
word.”—BULWER.
A
wind
was
blowing
through
the
city.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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TWO
MEN.
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I.
/aɪ/
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A
WANDERER.
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“There’s
no
such
word.”—BULWER.
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A
wind
was
blowing
through
the
city.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A wind was blowing through the city.”
Wind
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wind was blowing through the city.”
All words in this reading · 16
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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 A WANDERER.
blowing
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From this reading A wind was blowing through the city.
BULWER
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From this reading “There’s no such word.”—BULWER.
city
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From this reading A wind was blowing through the city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
MEN
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From this reading TWO MEN.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There’s no such word.”—BULWER.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There’s no such word.”—BULWER.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A wind was blowing through the city.
There's
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From this reading “There’s no such word.”—BULWER.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A wind was blowing through the city.
TWO
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From this reading TWO MEN.
WANDERER
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From this reading A WANDERER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wind was blowing through the city.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wind was blowing through the city.
word
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From this reading “There’s no such word.”—BULWER.