Chapter VI
'You do not care to go into details?' 'No, frankly, I do not. No, you must remain unconvinced. But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?' 'Is this girl still alive?'
The House of Souls
Chapter VI
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'You
do
not
care
to
go
into
details?'
'No,
frankly,
I
do
not.
No,
you
must
remain
unconvinced.
But
you
saw
how
the
manuscript
illustrates
the
talk
we
had
last
week?'
'Is
this
girl
still
alive?'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'You
do
not
care
to
go
into
details?'
Line 2
'No,
frankly,
I
do
not.
Line 3
No,
you
must
remain
unconvinced.
Line 4
But
you
saw
how
the
manuscript
illustrates
the
talk
we
had
last
week?'
Line 5
'Is
this
girl
still
alive?'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Details
noun
US /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'You do not care to go into details?'”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'”
Manuscript
noun
US /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No, you must remain unconvinced.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Is this girl still alive?'”
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alive
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From this reading 'Is this girl still alive?'
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
care
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From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
frankly
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From this reading 'No, frankly, I do not.
girl
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go
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From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
how
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From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'No, frankly, I do not.
illustrates
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From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is this girl still alive?'
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No, you must remain unconvinced.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, frankly, I do not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
remain
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From this reading No, you must remain unconvinced.
saw
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From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Is this girl still alive?'
talk
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From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Is this girl still alive?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'
unconvinced
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From this reading No, you must remain unconvinced.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
week
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From this reading But you saw how the manuscript illustrates the talk we had last week?'
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You do not care to go into details?'