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Caesar Dies
Caesar Dies

Chapter VIII

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"Mad, I daresay!
Go on in.
Get Marcia's protection for him.
Bring me her command in writing!
Wait, though--let me look at you."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Caesar Dies

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Mad, I daresay!
Line 2
Go on in.
Line 3
Get Marcia's protection for him.
Line 4
Bring me her command in writing!
Line 5
Wait, though--let me look at you."

Learner Dictionary

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

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Wait, though--let me look at you."”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wait, though--let me look at you."”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Wait, though--let me look at you."”

All words in this reading · 22

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Wait, though--let me look at you."

Bring

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From this reading Bring me her command in writing!

command

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From this reading Bring me her command in writing!

daresay

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From this reading "Mad, I daresay!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Get Marcia's protection for him.

Get

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From this reading Get Marcia's protection for him.

Go

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From this reading Go on in.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Bring me her command in writing!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Get Marcia's protection for him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Mad, I daresay!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Go on in.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Wait, though--let me look at you."

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wait, though--let me look at you."

Mad

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From this reading "Mad, I daresay!

Marcia's

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From this reading Get Marcia's protection for him.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Bring me her command in writing!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Go on in.

protection

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From this reading Get Marcia's protection for him.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Wait, though--let me look at you."

Wait

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From this reading Wait, though--let me look at you."

writing

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From this reading Bring me her command in writing!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Wait, though--let me look at you."