Chapter VI
“Have you secured your men?” “I have, your--” “Sh! Call me Michael, on your life! They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?” “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
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Chapter VI
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“Have
you
secured
your
men?”
“I
have,
your--”
“Sh!
Call
me
Michael,
on
your
life!
They
are
ready
and
willing
to
undertake
the
venture?”
“Yes,
but
they
do
not
understand
the
true
conditions.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Have
you
secured
your
men?”
Line 2
“I
have,
your--”
“Sh!
Line 3
Call
me
Michael,
on
your
life!
Line 4
They
are
ready
and
willing
to
undertake
the
venture?”
Line 5
“Yes,
but
they
do
not
understand
the
true
conditions.
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 ““Have you secured your men?””
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Call me Michael, on your life!”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
Call
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From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
conditions
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From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have, your--” “Sh!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
men
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From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
Michael
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From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
ready
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From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
secured
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From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
Sh
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From this reading “I have, your--” “Sh!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
true
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From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
undertake
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From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
venture
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From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
willing
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From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”