Chapter I
"Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson. "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly. Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in. Ava blinked. "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
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Chapter I
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"Why
are
you
telling
me
this?"
asked
Hanson.
"Someone
must
be
told,
and
I--"
Redmond
trailed
off
uncertainly.
Then
he
nodded
and
left
the
office
as
abruptly
as
he
had
come
in.
Ava
blinked.
"What
do
you
make
of
him?"
she
asked
uncertainly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why
are
you
telling
me
this?"
asked
Hanson.
Line 2
"Someone
must
be
told,
and
I--"
Redmond
trailed
off
uncertainly.
Line 3
Then
he
nodded
and
left
the
office
as
abruptly
as
he
had
come
in.
Line 4
Ava
blinked.
Line 5
"What
do
you
make
of
him?"
she
asked
uncertainly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.”
Someone
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.”
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abruptly
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From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
Ava
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From this reading Ava blinked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
blinked
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From this reading Ava blinked.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
Hanson
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From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
off
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From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
office
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From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
Redmond
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From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
SomeonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
telling
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From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
Then
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From this reading Then he nodded and left the office as abruptly as he had come in.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
trailed
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From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
uncertainly
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From this reading "Someone must be told, and I--" Redmond trailed off uncertainly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you make of him?" she asked uncertainly.
Why
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From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why are you telling me this?" asked Hanson.