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The Third Violet
The Third Violet

Chapter IX

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"Eh?" said Hollanden.
"Oglethorpe?
Oglethorpe?
Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!
Yes, of course, I know him!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Third Violet

Chapter IX

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Eh?" said Hollanden.
Line 2
"Oglethorpe?
Line 3
Oglethorpe?
Line 4
Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!
Line 5
Yes, of course, I know him!

Learner Dictionary

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

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yes, of course, I know him!”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yes, of course, I know him!”

All words in this reading · 16

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coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yes, of course, I know him!

Eh

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From this reading "Eh?" said Hollanden.

Fanhalls

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From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

friend

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From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

he's

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From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Yes, of course, I know him!

Hollanden

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From this reading "Eh?" said Hollanden.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Yes, of course, I know him!

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yes, of course, I know him!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

Oglethorpe

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From this reading "Oglethorpe?

said

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From this reading "Eh?" said Hollanden.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

Why

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From this reading Why, he's that friend of the Fanhalls!

Yes

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From this reading Yes, of course, I know him!