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A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel
A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel

Chapter VI

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"I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.
"I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.
Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."
She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."
Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.
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A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel

Chapter VI

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.
Line 2
"I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.
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Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."
Line 4
She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."
Line 5
Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."”

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all

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

appreciate

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From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

bother

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From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

chrono

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From this reading Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.

Colonel

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From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

concern

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From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

Corina

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From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

didn't

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

doubt

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

escort

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

feel

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

glanced

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From this reading Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.

Greggson

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From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

harm

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From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

knows

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From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

much

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From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

probably

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

probe

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

said

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From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

see

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From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

status

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From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

Sunbeam

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From this reading Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.

Sunbeam's

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

Then

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From this reading Then Sunbeam glanced at her chrono.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

too

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From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Colonel Greggson knows my status here; he will not harm me."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I see no need to bother him with it," Corina said.

worry

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From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.

You're

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From this reading She didn't have to probe to feel Sunbeam's doubt, but all her escort said was, "You're probably right."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I appreciate your concern, but I believe you worry too much.