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Widdershins

Chapter X

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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"Would it come to another chair?"
"I cannot tell.
I think not.
It was his chair."
Annabel mused.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Widdershins

Chapter X

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Would it come to another chair?"
Line 2
"I cannot tell.
Line 3
I think not.
/aɪ think nɑːt/
Line 4
It was his chair."
Line 5
Annabel mused.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “"Would it come to another chair?"”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Would it come to another chair?"”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I cannot tell.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think not.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"Would it come to another chair?"”

All words in this reading · 15

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Annabel

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From this reading Annabel mused.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading "Would it come to another chair?"

cannot

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

From this reading "I cannot tell.

chair

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

From this reading "Would it come to another chair?"

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Would it come to another chair?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was his chair."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I cannot tell.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Would it come to another chair?"

mused

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

From this reading Annabel mused.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I think not.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I cannot tell.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think not.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Would it come to another chair?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was his chair."

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Would it come to another chair?"