Chapter VII
“You have to know,” he said. “You have to serve and help me.” (Help him! How could she help him or herself? How far was this thing going?
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Chapter VII
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“You
have
to
know,”
he
said.
“You
have
to
serve
and
help
me.”
(Help
him!
How
could
she
help
him
or
herself?
How
far
was
this
thing
going?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
have
to
know,”
he
said.
Line 2
“You
have
to
serve
and
help
me.”
Line 3
(Help
him!
/help hɪm/
Line 4
How
could
she
help
him
or
herself?
Line 5
How
far
was
this
thing
going?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could she help him or herself?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have to know,” he said.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have to serve and help me.””
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “How could she help him or herself?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have to know,” he said.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How far was this thing going?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
far
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From this reading How far was this thing going?
going
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From this reading How far was this thing going?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Help him!
How
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From this reading How could she help him or herself?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
said
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From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
serve
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From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How far was this thing going?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How far was this thing going?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How far was this thing going?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.