Chapter XI
They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment. Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman. I see I must tell you Gadar's secret." "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched. "Yes, Earthman.
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They
stood
there
thus
for
a
long,
taut,
echoing
moment.
Then
Kyrsis
said:
"You
leave
me
no
choice,
Earthman.
I
see
I
must
tell
you
Gadar's
secret."
"_Gadar--?_"
Her
lips
twitched.
"Yes,
Earthman.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
stood
there
thus
for
a
long,
taut,
echoing
moment.
Line 2
Then
Kyrsis
said:
"You
leave
me
no
choice,
Earthman.
Line 3
I
see
I
must
tell
you
Gadar's
secret."
Line 4
"_Gadar--?_"
Her
lips
twitched.
Line 5
"Yes,
Earthman.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."”
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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 They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
choice
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From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
Earthman
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From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
echoing
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From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
Gadar
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From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
Gadar's
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From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
Kyrsis
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From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
leave
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From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
lips
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From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
moment
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From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
said
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From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
see
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From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
taut
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From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
Then
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From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
there
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From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
thus
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From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
twitched
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From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Earthman.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.