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Japonette

Chapter XII

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He glanced up at her, half smiling.
"I know what you are," he said.
"Do you?
_I_ don’t.
Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Japonette

Chapter XII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He glanced up at her, half smiling.
Line 2
"I know what you are," he said.
Line 3
"Do you?
/duː juː/
Line 4
_I_ don’t.
Line 5
Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He glanced up at her, half smiling.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I know what you are," he said.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"”

All words in this reading · 21

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "I know what you are," he said.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

Cagliostro

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From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you?

don't

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From this reading _I_ don’t.

glanced

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From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I know what you are," he said.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I know what you are," he said.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

O

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From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

Reveal

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From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

said

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From this reading "I know what you are," he said.

smiling

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From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"

up

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From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I know what you are," he said.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I know what you are," he said.