Chapter XL
THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger. "It is all straight," he said. "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom. "Are you going home now?" "Yes."
Lewis Rand
Chapter XL
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THE
WAY
OF
THE
TRANSGRESSOR
Rand
closed
the
heavy
ledger.
"It
is
all
straight,"
he
said.
"It's
as
straight
as
if
'twas
a
winding-up
forever,"
answered
Tom.
"Are
you
going
home
now?"
"Yes."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
WAY
OF
THE
TRANSGRESSOR
Rand
closed
the
heavy
ledger.
Line 2
"It
is
all
straight,"
he
said.
Line 3
"It's
as
straight
as
if
'twas
a
winding-up
forever,"
answered
Tom.
Line 4
"Are
you
going
home
now?"
Line 5
"Yes."
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.”
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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 "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
all
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From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going home now?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
closed
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
forever
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From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
going
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From this reading "Are you going home now?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
heavy
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
home
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From this reading "Are you going home now?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
It's
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ledger
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
now
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From this reading "Are you going home now?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
Rand
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
said
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straight
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From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
Tom
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From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
TRANSGRESSOR
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twas
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WAY
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
winding-up
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Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going home now?"