Chapter V
"Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed. "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?" Marc shook his head. It was the truth; he wouldn't. "Then you must help me to help you.
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Chapter V
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"Now,
you
must
be
reasonable,"
the
doctor
went
on,
undisturbed.
"You
wouldn't
want
to
be
put
away
in
an
institution,
would
you?"
Marc
shook
his
head.
It
was
the
truth;
he
wouldn't.
"Then
you
must
help
me
to
help
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Now,
you
must
be
reasonable,"
the
doctor
went
on,
undisturbed.
Line 2
"You
wouldn't
want
to
be
put
away
in
an
institution,
would
you?"
Line 3
Marc
shook
his
head.
Line 4
It
was
the
truth;
he
wouldn't.
Line 5
"Then
you
must
help
me
to
help
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then you must help me to help you.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
away
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From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the truth; he wouldn't.
head
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From this reading Marc shook his head.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then you must help me to help you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marc shook his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
institution
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From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the truth; he wouldn't.
Marc
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From this reading Marc shook his head.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then you must help me to help you.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
Now
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From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
put
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From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
reasonable
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From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
shook
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From this reading Marc shook his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
Then
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From this reading "Then you must help me to help you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
truth
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From this reading It was the truth; he wouldn't.
undisturbed
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From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
want
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From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the truth; he wouldn't.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
wouldn't
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From this reading "You wouldn't want to be put away in an institution, would you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, you must be reasonable," the doctor went on, undisturbed.