Chapter IV
Corina stood. "I do not know precisely what information you wish. Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions." "All right. Just what can the Order do?
A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel
Chapter IV
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Corina
stood.
"I
do
not
know
precisely
what
information
you
wish.
Perhaps
it
would
be
best
if
you
asked
questions."
"All
right.
Just
what
can
the
Order
do?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Corina
stood.
Line 2
"I
do
not
know
precisely
what
information
you
wish.
Line 3
Perhaps
it
would
be
best
if
you
asked
questions."
Line 4
"All
right.
Line 5
Just
what
can
the
Order
do?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not know precisely what information you wish.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just what can the Order do?”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Corina stood.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."”
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All
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From this reading "All right.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
best
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From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Just what can the Order do?
Corina
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From this reading Corina stood.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
information
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From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
Just
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From this reading Just what can the Order do?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
OrdernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just what can the Order do?
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
precisely
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From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
questions
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From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Corina stood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just what can the Order do?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
wish
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From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps it would be best if you asked questions."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I do not know precisely what information you wish.