Chapter XXIII
"We'd risk it. But that isn't all. Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?" "Why, certainly." The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
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Chapter XXIII
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"We'd
risk
it.
But
that
isn't
all.
Will
you
excuse
me
if
I
don't
say
anything
more
just
yet--and
if
I
leave
you?"
"Why,
certainly."
The
judge
had
risen
and
pushed
back
his
chair,
and
Breckon
did
the
same.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"We'd
risk
it.
Line 2
But
that
isn't
all.
Line 3
Will
you
excuse
me
if
I
don't
say
anything
more
just
yet--and
if
I
leave
you?"
Line 4
"Why,
certainly."
Line 5
The
judge
had
risen
and
pushed
back
his
chair,
and
Breckon
did
the
same.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"”
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all
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From this reading But that isn't all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
back
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From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
Breckon
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From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that isn't all.
certainly
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From this reading "Why, certainly."
chair
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From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
don't
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From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
excuse
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From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
isn't
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From this reading But that isn't all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We'd risk it.
judge
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From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
just
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From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
leave
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From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
more
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From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
pushed
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From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
risen
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From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
risk
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From this reading "We'd risk it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
say
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From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that isn't all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The judge had risen and pushed back his chair, and Breckon did the same.
We'd
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From this reading "We'd risk it.
Why
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From this reading "Why, certainly."
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you excuse me if I don't say anything more just yet--and if I leave you?"