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Two on the Trail
Two on the Trail

Chapter X

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He paused to let it sink in.
Rina gave no sign of having even heard.
"That is your wish, too," he continued.
"You want her away from here.
She and I are nothing to you.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Two on the Trail

Chapter X

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He paused to let it sink in.
Line 2
Rina gave no sign of having even heard.
Line 3
"That is your wish, too," he continued.
Line 4
"You want her away from here.
Line 5
She and I are nothing to you.
/ʃiː ənd aɪ ɑːr ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː juː/

Learner Dictionary

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

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"That is your wish, too," he continued.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Rina gave no sign of having even heard.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Rina gave no sign of having even heard.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You want her away from here.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “He paused to let it sink in.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “She and I are nothing to you.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She and I are nothing to you.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She and I are nothing to you.

away

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From this reading "You want her away from here.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "That is your wish, too," he continued.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "You want her away from here.

gave

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From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

heard

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From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "You want her away from here.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You want her away from here.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading She and I are nothing to you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "That is your wish, too," he continued.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She and I are nothing to you.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

paused

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From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

Rina

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From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She and I are nothing to you.

sign

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From this reading Rina gave no sign of having even heard.

sink

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From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That is your wish, too," he continued.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He paused to let it sink in.

too

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From this reading "That is your wish, too," he continued.

want

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You want her away from here.

wish

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From this reading "That is your wish, too," he continued.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You want her away from here.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That is your wish, too," he continued.