Chapter XI
“You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger. “You are a bully as well as a cheat. Will you give up the patent?” “No, I will not.” “Brown, I say, give it up!”
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Chapter XI
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“You
threaten
me?”
cried
Pericord,
whose
face
was
livid
with
anger.
“You
are
a
bully
as
well
as
a
cheat.
Will
you
give
up
the
patent?”
“No,
I
will
not.”
“Brown,
I
say,
give
it
up!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
threaten
me?”
cried
Pericord,
whose
face
was
livid
with
anger.
Line 2
“You
are
a
bully
as
well
as
a
cheat.
Line 3
Will
you
give
up
the
patent?”
Line 4
“No,
I
will
not.”
/noʊ aɪ wɪl nɑːt/
Line 5
“Brown,
I
say,
give
it
up!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are a bully as well as a cheat.”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading ““You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.”
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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 “You are a bully as well as a cheat.
anger
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From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a bully as well as a cheat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You are a bully as well as a cheat.
Brown
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From this reading “Brown, I say, give it up!”
bully
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From this reading “You are a bully as well as a cheat.
cheat
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From this reading “You are a bully as well as a cheat.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
face
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From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
give
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From this reading Will you give up the patent?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I will not.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Brown, I say, give it up!”
livid
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From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I will not.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I will not.”
patent
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From this reading Will you give up the patent?”
Pericord
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From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
say
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From this reading “Brown, I say, give it up!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you give up the patent?”
threaten
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From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
up
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From this reading Will you give up the patent?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
well
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From this reading “You are a bully as well as a cheat.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you give up the patent?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You threaten me?” cried Pericord, whose face was livid with anger.