Chapter II
I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*. Do I look like one? I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror. I don’t see the face of a librarian. There is no smooth, high, white forehead.
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Chapter II
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I
am
now
librarian
of
the
*San
Francisco
Call*.
Do
I
look
like
one?
I
turn
my
chair
so
I
can
look
in
the
mirror.
I
don’t
see
the
face
of
a
librarian.
There
is
no
smooth,
high,
white
forehead.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
am
now
librarian
of
the
*San
Francisco
Call*.
Line 2
Do
I
look
like
one?
Line 3
I
turn
my
chair
so
I
can
look
in
the
mirror.
Line 4
I
don’t
see
the
face
of
a
librarian.
Line 5
There
is
no
smooth,
high,
white
forehead.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do I look like one?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Do I look like one?”
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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 I don’t see the face of a librarian.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
Call
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From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror.
chair
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I look like one?
don't
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face
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forehead
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Francisco
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high
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no smooth, high, white forehead.
librarian
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like
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From this reading Do I look like one?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do I look like one?
mirror
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From this reading I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no smooth, high, white forehead.
now
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From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do I look like one?
San
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From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
see
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From this reading I don’t see the face of a librarian.
smooth
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From this reading There is no smooth, high, white forehead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am now librarian of the *San Francisco Call*.
There
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turn
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From this reading I turn my chair so I can look in the mirror.
white
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From this reading There is no smooth, high, white forehead.