Chapter VII
Cortin returned the grin. "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead." "Thanks." Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on. Cortin hid a sigh.
The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire Novel
Chapter VII
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Cortin
returned
the
grin.
"I
shouldn't
be
greedy,
and
I
do
have
something
else
to
look
forward
to
from
him;
you
go
ahead."
"Thanks."
Bain
glanced
at
her,
then
obviously
decided
not
to
go
on.
Cortin
hid
a
sigh.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Cortin
returned
the
grin.
Line 2
"I
shouldn't
be
greedy,
and
I
do
have
something
else
to
look
forward
to
from
him;
you
go
ahead."
Line 3
"Thanks."
Line 4
Bain
glanced
at
her,
then
obviously
decided
not
to
go
on.
Line 5
Cortin
hid
a
sigh.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cortin returned the grin.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."”
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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 Cortin hid a sigh.
ahead
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From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
Bain
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From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
Cortin
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From this reading Cortin returned the grin.
decided
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From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
else
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From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
glanced
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From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
go
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From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
greedy
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From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
grin
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From this reading Cortin returned the grin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
hid
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From this reading Cortin hid a sigh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
obviously
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From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cortin returned the grin.
shouldn't
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From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
sigh
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From this reading Cortin hid a sigh.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
Thanks
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From this reading "Thanks."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cortin returned the grin.
then
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From this reading Bain glanced at her, then obviously decided not to go on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shouldn't be greedy, and I do have something else to look forward to from him; you go ahead."