Chapter VII
“I haven’t said I was after him, have I?” “Not to me, you haven’t. And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it. All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me. You understand?”
David Vallory
Chapter VII
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“I
haven’t
said
I
was
after
him,
have
I?”
“Not
to
me,
you
haven’t.
And
I
don’t
ask
you
either
to
say
it
or
deny
it.
All
I
want
to
say
is
this:
if
you
go
gunning
for
Vallory,
you’ve
got
to
include
me.
You
understand?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
haven’t
said
I
was
after
him,
have
I?”
Line 2
“Not
to
me,
you
haven’t.
Line 3
And
I
don’t
ask
you
either
to
say
it
or
deny
it.
Line 4
All
I
want
to
say
is
this:
if
you
go
gunning
for
Vallory,
you’ve
got
to
include
me.
Line 5
You
understand?”
/juː understand/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ““I haven’t said I was after him, have I?””
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I haven’t said I was after him, have I?””
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You understand?””
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
All
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
ask
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From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
deny
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From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
don't
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From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
go
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
got
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
gunning
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
include
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not to me, you haven’t.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not to me, you haven’t.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
said
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From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
say
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From this reading And I don’t ask you either to say it or deny it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not to me, you haven’t.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You understand?”
Vallory
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
want
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I haven’t said I was after him, have I?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not to me, you haven’t.
you've
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From this reading All I want to say is this: if you go gunning for Vallory, you’ve got to include me.