Chapter VII
THE RED GODS CALL. “Are you in a tremendous hurry? Could you spare me a minute or two?” Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace. “Oh yes.
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THE
RED
GODS
CALL.
“Are
you
in
a
tremendous
hurry?
Could
you
spare
me
a
minute
or
two?”
Armitage
rose
from
the
seat
in
the
orange
walk
and
intercepted
Zoe
on
her
way
to
the
terrace.
“Oh
yes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
RED
GODS
CALL.
Line 2
“Are
you
in
a
tremendous
hurry?
Line 3
Could
you
spare
me
a
minute
or
two?”
Line 4
Armitage
rose
from
the
seat
in
the
orange
walk
and
intercepted
Zoe
on
her
way
to
the
terrace.
Line 5
“Oh
yes.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could you spare me a minute or two?””
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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 “Are you in a tremendous hurry?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you in a tremendous hurry?
Armitage
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
CALL
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From this reading THE RED GODS CALL.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could you spare me a minute or two?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
GODS
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From this reading THE RED GODS CALL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
hurry
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From this reading “Are you in a tremendous hurry?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are you in a tremendous hurry?
intercepted
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Could you spare me a minute or two?”
minute
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From this reading Could you spare me a minute or two?”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh yes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Could you spare me a minute or two?”
orange
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
RED
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From this reading THE RED GODS CALL.
rose
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seat
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
spare
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From this reading Could you spare me a minute or two?”
terrace
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED GODS CALL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
tremendous
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From this reading “Are you in a tremendous hurry?
two
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From this reading Could you spare me a minute or two?”
walk
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
way
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.
yes
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From this reading “Oh yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you in a tremendous hurry?
Zoe
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From this reading Armitage rose from the seat in the orange walk and intercepted Zoe on her way to the terrace.