Chapter XV
“Always,” he said in English, and laughed. “So they don’t kill me.” He looked at her across the table. “You know English well.” “Yes,” he said.
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Chapter XV
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“Always,”
he
said
in
English,
and
laughed.
“So
they
don’t
kill
me.”
He
looked
at
her
across
the
table.
“You
know
English
well.”
“Yes,”
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Always,”
he
said
in
English,
and
laughed.
Line 2
“So
they
don’t
kill
me.”
Line 3
He
looked
at
her
across
the
table.
Line 4
“You
know
English
well.”
Line 5
“Yes,”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know English well.””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know English well.””
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
Always
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From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
don't
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From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
English
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From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
kill
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From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know English well.”
laughed
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From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
said
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From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
table
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From this reading He looked at her across the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
well
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From this reading “You know English well.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” he said.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know English well.”