Chapter XI
FIVE WEEKS IN BACK CUP. The situation is plain. Ker Karraje knows who I am. He knew who I was when he kidnapped Thomas Roch and his attendant. How did this man manage to find out what I was able to keep from the staff of Healthful House?
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FIVE
WEEKS
IN
BACK
CUP.
The
situation
is
plain.
Ker
Karraje
knows
who
I
am.
He
knew
who
I
was
when
he
kidnapped
Thomas
Roch
and
his
attendant.
How
did
this
man
manage
to
find
out
what
I
was
able
to
keep
from
the
staff
of
Healthful
House?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FIVE
WEEKS
IN
BACK
CUP.
Line 2
The
situation
is
plain.
Line 3
Ker
Karraje
knows
who
I
am.
Line 4
He
knew
who
I
was
when
he
kidnapped
Thomas
Roch
and
his
attendant.
Line 5
How
did
this
man
manage
to
find
out
what
I
was
able
to
keep
from
the
staff
of
Healthful
House?
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Ker Karraje knows who I am.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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attendant
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BACK
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CUP
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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find
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FIVE
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Healthful
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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House
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How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ker Karraje knows who I am.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Karraje
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keep
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Ker
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kidnapped
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knew
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knows
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man
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manage
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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plain
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Roch
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situation
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staff
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thomas
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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WEEKS
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ker Karraje knows who I am.