Chapter X
“How do people know I know you?” “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it? Is that what you mean? You can be a brute when you try. They do know it at any rate.
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“How
do
people
know
I
know
you?”
“You
haven’t
‘blown’
about
it?
Is
that
what
you
mean?
You
can
be
a
brute
when
you
try.
They
do
know
it
at
any
rate.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter X
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“How
do
people
know
I
know
you?”
Line 2
“You
haven’t
‘blown’
about
it?
Line 3
Is
that
what
you
mean?
Line 4
You
can
be
a
brute
when
you
try.
Line 5
They
do
know
it
at
any
rate.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How do people know I know you?””
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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 You can be a brute when you try.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
any
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From this reading They do know it at any rate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They do know it at any rate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
blown
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From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
brute
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From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
haven't
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From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
How
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From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that what you mean?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
mean
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From this reading Is that what you mean?
people
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rate
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From this reading They do know it at any rate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that what you mean?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do know it at any rate.
try
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From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Is that what you mean?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”