Chapter VII
"You ask me to lie in order to save you?" I exclaimed severely. "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that." "But who will cross-examine me? In what form do you dread exposure?"
Devil's Dice
Chapter VII
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"You
ask
me
to
lie
in
order
to
save
you?"
I
exclaimed
severely.
"Well,
to
put
it
very
plainly,
it
amounts
to
that."
"But
who
will
cross-examine
me?
In
what
form
do
you
dread
exposure?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
ask
me
to
lie
in
order
to
save
you?"
Line 2
I
exclaimed
severely.
Line 3
"Well,
to
put
it
very
plainly,
it
amounts
to
that."
Line 4
"But
who
will
cross-examine
me?
Line 5
In
what
form
do
you
dread
exposure?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You ask me to lie in order to save you?"”
Plainly
noun
US /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “"You ask me to lie in order to save you?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."”
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amounts
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From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
ask
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From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But who will cross-examine me?
cross-examine
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From this reading "But who will cross-examine me?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In what form do you dread exposure?"
dread
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From this reading In what form do you dread exposure?"
exclaimed
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From this reading I exclaimed severely.
exposure
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form
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed severely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
lie
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From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
put
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From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
severely
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From this reading I exclaimed severely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"
very
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From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
Well
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From this reading "Well, to put it very plainly, it amounts to that."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what form do you dread exposure?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "But who will cross-examine me?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But who will cross-examine me?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ask me to lie in order to save you?"