Chapter XXVII
Somers was very pale, his face set. “Say you believe me. Say you believe me. And let us bring it to pass together. If I have you with me I know we can do it.
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Chapter XXVII
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Somers
was
very
pale,
his
face
set.
“Say
you
believe
me.
Say
you
believe
me.
And
let
us
bring
it
to
pass
together.
If
I
have
you
with
me
I
know
we
can
do
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Somers
was
very
pale,
his
face
set.
Line 2
“Say
you
believe
me.
Line 3
Say
you
believe
me.
Line 4
And
let
us
bring
it
to
pass
together.
Line 5
If
I
have
you
with
me
I
know
we
can
do
it.
/ɪf aɪ hæv juː wɪð miː aɪ know wiː kæn duː ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
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Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Say you believe me.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I have you with me I know we can do it.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I have you with me I know we can do it.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And let us bring it to pass together.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Say you believe me.
bring
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From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
face
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From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Say you believe me.
pale
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From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
pass
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From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
Say
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From this reading “Say you believe me.
set
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From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
Somers
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From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
together
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From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And let us bring it to pass together.
very
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From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somers was very pale, his face set.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I have you with me I know we can do it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say you believe me.