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Five Plays

Chapter II

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AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?
THIEF No, master.
AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.
THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.
AGMAR They went to Marma!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Five Plays

Chapter II

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

Line 1
AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?
Line 2
THIEF No, master.
Line 3
AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.
Line 4
THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.
Line 5
AGMAR They went to Marma!

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.”

All words in this reading · 39

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AGMAR

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From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

ago

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

any

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From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

dared

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From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

days

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

dromedaries

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

fears

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From this reading AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.

forget

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From this reading AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.

gods

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

Marma

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

master

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From this reading THIEF No, master.

men

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

More

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From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THIEF No, master.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

say

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From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

see

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

suspected

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From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

Then

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From this reading AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading AGMAR They went to Marma!

THIEF

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From this reading THIEF No, master.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

three

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

Two

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From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief.