Chapter XVIII
"We'll do our best," Cortin promised. "In fact-- Colonel Bradford?" "Yes, Excellency?" "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire Novel
Chapter XVIII
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"We'll
do
our
best,"
Cortin
promised.
"In
fact--
Colonel
Bradford?"
"Yes,
Excellency?"
"Can
you
arrange
for
a
special
Enforcement
task
force
devoted
to
finding
these .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"We'll
do
our
best,"
Cortin
promised.
Line 2
"In
fact--
Colonel
Bradford?"
Line 3
"Yes,
Excellency?"
Line 4
"Can
you
arrange
for
a
special
Enforcement
task
force
devoted
to
finding
these .
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Learner Dictionary
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These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .”
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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 "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
arrange
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From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
best
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From this reading "We'll do our best," Cortin promised.
Bradford
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From this reading "In fact-- Colonel Bradford?"
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
Colonel
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From this reading "In fact-- Colonel Bradford?"
Cortin
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From this reading "We'll do our best," Cortin promised.
devoted
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We'll do our best," Cortin promised.
Enforcement
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From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
Excellency
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From this reading "Yes, Excellency?"
fact
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From this reading "In fact-- Colonel Bradford?"
finding
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From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
force
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From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In fact-- Colonel Bradford?"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We'll do our best," Cortin promised.
promised
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From this reading "We'll do our best," Cortin promised.
special
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From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
task
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From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .
We'll
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From this reading "We'll do our best," Cortin promised.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Excellency?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you arrange for a special Enforcement task force devoted to finding these .