Chapter IX
"How can you help me?" she echoed. "By leaving here at once. If you remain you will imperil your life. Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running." "But why are you here?"
The Closed Book
Chapter IX
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"How
can
you
help
me?"
she
echoed.
"By
leaving
here
at
once.
If
you
remain
you
will
imperil
your
life.
Ah!
you
don't
know
the
terrible
risk
you
are
running."
"But
why
are
you
here?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"How
can
you
help
me?"
she
echoed.
Line 2
"By
leaving
here
at
once.
Line 3
If
you
remain
you
will
imperil
your
life.
Line 4
Ah!
you
don't
know
the
terrible
risk
you
are
running."
Line 5
"But
why
are
you
here?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How can you help me?" she echoed.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By leaving here at once.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you remain you will imperil your life.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By leaving here at once.”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."”
All words in this reading · 28
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Ah
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From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "By leaving here at once.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why are you here?"
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By leaving here at once.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
don't
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From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
echoed
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From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By leaving here at once.
How
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From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you remain you will imperil your life.
imperil
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From this reading If you remain you will imperil your life.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
leaving
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From this reading "By leaving here at once.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you remain you will imperil your life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
once
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From this reading "By leaving here at once.
remain
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From this reading If you remain you will imperil your life.
risk
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From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah! you don't know the terrible risk you are running."
why
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From this reading "But why are you here?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you remain you will imperil your life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can you help me?" she echoed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you remain you will imperil your life.