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Saint Joan
Saint Joan

Chapter IX

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JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.
THE INQUISITOR.
And it is true?
JOAN.
It may be true.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Saint Joan

Chapter IX

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.
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THE INQUISITOR.
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And it is true?
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JOAN.
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It may be true.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “It may be true.”

All words in this reading · 13

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And it is true?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It may be true.

enough

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From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

INQUISITOR

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From this reading THE INQUISITOR.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

JOAN

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From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

listless

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From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It may be true.

plain

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From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

sir

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From this reading JOAN [_listless_] It is plain enough, sir.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE INQUISITOR.

true

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From this reading And it is true?