Chapter III
_"But Mario was smarter than you." He said it flatly._ _She nodded. "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too. I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie." She laughed harshly.
Double Identity
Chapter III
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_"But
Mario
was
smarter
than
you."
He
said
it
flatly._
_She
nodded.
"It
was
his
idea
to
fake
the
robbery
so
we
could
collect
the
insurance
money
too.
I
think
I
agreed
just
to
get
out
of
facing
Blanchard
with
a
lie."
She
laughed
harshly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_"But
Mario
was
smarter
than
you."
Line 2
He
said
it
flatly._
_She
nodded.
Line 3
"It
was
his
idea
to
fake
the
robbery
so
we
could
collect
the
insurance
money
too.
Line 4
I
think
I
agreed
just
to
get
out
of
facing
Blanchard
with
a
lie."
Line 5
She
laughed
harshly.
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 “"It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said it flatly._ _She nodded.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."”
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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 I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
agreed
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
Blanchard
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _"But Mario was smarter than you."
collect
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From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
facing
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
fake
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flatly
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From this reading He said it flatly._ _She nodded.
get
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
harshly
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From this reading She laughed harshly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said it flatly._ _She nodded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
idea
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From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
insurance
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From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it flatly._ _She nodded.
just
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
laughed
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From this reading She laughed harshly.
lie
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
Mario
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From this reading _"But Mario was smarter than you."
money
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From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said it flatly._ _She nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
out
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From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
robbery
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From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
said
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From this reading He said it flatly._ _She nodded.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said it flatly._ _She nodded.
smarter
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From this reading _"But Mario was smarter than you."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _"But Mario was smarter than you."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
too
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From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _"But Mario was smarter than you."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It was his idea to fake the robbery so we could collect the insurance money too.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think I agreed just to get out of facing Blanchard with a lie."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _"But Mario was smarter than you."