Chapter VIII
No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige. And no child either. Aristocracy is license to tell the truth. And to hear it. Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
The Great American Novel
Chapter VIII
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No
man
can
tell
the
truth
and
survive--save
through
prestige.
And
no
child
either.
Aristocracy
is
license
to
tell
the
truth.
And
to
hear
it.
Witness
the
man
William
in
Henry
Fifth,
the
camp
incident.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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No
man
can
tell
the
truth
and
survive--save
through
prestige.
Line 2
And
no
child
either.
Line 3
Aristocracy
is
license
to
tell
the
truth.
Line 4
And
to
hear
it.
/ənd tuː hear ɪt/
Line 5
Witness
the
man
William
in
Henry
Fifth,
the
camp
incident.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Camp
noun
US /camp/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.”
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “And no child either.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And to hear it.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
Aristocracy
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From this reading Aristocracy is license to tell the truth.
camp
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From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
child
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From this reading And no child either.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And no child either.
Fifth
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From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And to hear it.
Henry
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From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
incident
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From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aristocracy is license to tell the truth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And to hear it.
license
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From this reading Aristocracy is license to tell the truth.
man
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From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
prestige
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From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
survive
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From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aristocracy is license to tell the truth.
truth
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From this reading No man can tell the truth and survive--save through prestige.
William
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From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.
Witness
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From this reading Witness the man William in Henry Fifth, the camp incident.