Chapter V
"Who knows?" Livius shrugged his shoulders. "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus. "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax. You heard me promise I would send it to him.
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Chapter V
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"Who
knows?"
Livius
shrugged
his
shoulders.
"None
knew
of
that
list
but
you!"
said
Sextus.
"You
heard
me
speak
of
it
to
Pertinax.
You
heard
me
promise
I
would
send
it
to
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Who
knows?"
Line 2
Livius
shrugged
his
shoulders.
Line 3
"None
knew
of
that
list
but
you!"
said
Sextus.
Line 4
"You
heard
me
speak
of
it
to
Pertinax.
Line 5
You
heard
me
promise
I
would
send
it
to
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You heard me promise I would send it to him.”
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
heard
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From this reading "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You heard me promise I would send it to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Livius shrugged his shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You heard me promise I would send it to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.
knew
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From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
knows
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From this reading "Who knows?"
list
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From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
Livius
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From this reading Livius shrugged his shoulders.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
Pertinax
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From this reading "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.
promise
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From this reading You heard me promise I would send it to him.
said
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From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
send
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From this reading You heard me promise I would send it to him.
Sextus
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From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
shoulders
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From this reading Livius shrugged his shoulders.
shrugged
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From this reading Livius shrugged his shoulders.
speak
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From this reading "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You heard me speak of it to Pertinax.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who knows?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You heard me promise I would send it to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None knew of that list but you!" said Sextus.