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For the Defence

Chapter XXIV · A Final Surprise

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"Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.
"Impossible, doctor.
You must be mistaken."
"I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.
"I saw her do it.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

For the Defence

Chapter XXIV · A Final Surprise

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.
Line 2
"Impossible, doctor.
Line 3
You must be mistaken."
Line 4
"I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.
Line 5
"I saw her do it.

Learner Dictionary

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

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Impossible, doctor.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “You must be mistaken."”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.”

All words in this reading · 26

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back

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading You must be mistaken."

chair

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I saw her do it.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Impossible, doctor.

don't

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From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

dryly

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From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

Etwald

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From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "I saw her do it.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

Impossible

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From this reading "Impossible, doctor.

Isabella

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I saw her do it.

Jen

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

killed

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

Maurice

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

mistaken

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From this reading You must be mistaken."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading You must be mistaken."

pushing

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

said

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From this reading "Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair.

saw

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From this reading "I saw her do it.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You must be mistaken."