Chapter VII
RICARDOS. Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy. A long pause. GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him? TWISDEN.
Loyalties
Chapter VII
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RICARDOS.
Sare,
I
trust
you.--It
was
Captain
Dancy.
A
long
pause.
GRAVITER
[Suddenly]
Were
you
blackmailing
him?
TWISDEN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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RICARDOS.
Line 2
Sare,
I
trust
you.--It
was
Captain
Dancy.
Line 3
A
long
pause.
Line 4
GRAVITER
[Suddenly]
Were
you
blackmailing
him?
Line 5
TWISDEN.
Learner Dictionary
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Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A long pause.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him?”
All words in this reading · 18
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long pause.
blackmailing
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From this reading GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him?
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
Dancy
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From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
GRAVITER
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From this reading GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long pause.
pause
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From this reading A long pause.
RICARDOS
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From this reading RICARDOS.
Sare
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From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him?
trust
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From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
TWISDEN
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From this reading TWISDEN.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GRAVITER [Suddenly] Were you blackmailing him?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sare, I trust you.--It was Captain Dancy.