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The Third Violet
The Third Violet

Chapter XXV

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"I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
"They bought that string of comics."
"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
"That gives us quite a lot.
We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
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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 XXV

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
Line 2
"They bought that string of comics."
Line 3
"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
Line 4
"That gives us quite a lot.
Line 5
We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That gives us quite a lot.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.”

All words in this reading · 40

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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 "That gives us quite a lot.

arrange

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

bought

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From this reading "They bought that string of comics."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

check

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

comics

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From this reading "They bought that string of comics."

d'hote

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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

Friday

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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

funds

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

Gamin

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

get

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

gives

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From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.

Grief

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

I'll

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

lot

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From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

night

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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

noon

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "They bought that string of comics."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

present

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.

said

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

Saturday

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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

string

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From this reading "They bought that string of comics."

table

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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "They bought that string of comics."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.

then

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They bought that string of comics."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."

we'll

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

Well

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.

Wrinkles

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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.