Chapter XIII
"Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came. I can't tell you everything. I daren't tell you much. Would you like to see your cousin? I can manage it easily."
Whither Thou Goest
Chapter XIII
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"Because
I
wanted
to
have
a
clear-brained,
resolute
Englishman
at
my
right
hand
when
the
supreme
moment
came.
I
can't
tell
you
everything.
I
daren't
tell
you
much.
Would
you
like
to
see
your
cousin?
I
can
manage
it
easily."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Because
I
wanted
to
have
a
clear-brained,
resolute
Englishman
at
my
right
hand
when
the
supreme
moment
came.
Line 2
I
can't
tell
you
everything.
Line 3
I
daren't
tell
you
much.
Line 4
Would
you
like
to
see
your
cousin?
Line 5
I
can
manage
it
easily."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I can't tell you everything.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't tell you everything.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like to see your cousin?”
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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 "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
came
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can manage it easily."
can't
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From this reading I can't tell you everything.
clear-brained
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
cousin
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From this reading Would you like to see your cousin?
daren't
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From this reading I daren't tell you much.
easily
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From this reading I can manage it easily."
Englishman
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I can't tell you everything.
hand
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can manage it easily."
like
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From this reading Would you like to see your cousin?
manage
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From this reading I can manage it easily."
moment
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
much
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From this reading I daren't tell you much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
resolute
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
see
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From this reading Would you like to see your cousin?
supreme
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't tell you everything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
wanted
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From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Because I wanted to have a clear-brained, resolute Englishman at my right hand when the supreme moment came.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to see your cousin?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't tell you everything.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to see your cousin?