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Mars Is My Destination
Mars Is My Destination

Chapter VIII

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"I told you.
I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...
I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mars Is My Destination

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I told you.
/aɪ told juː/
Line 2
I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
Line 3
When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...
Line 4
I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
Line 5
I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.”

Exposed adjective US /ɪkˈspəʊzd/

left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view

From this reading “I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I told you.”

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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 I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

any

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From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

become

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From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

brother

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

came

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

charges

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

Chicago

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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

couldn't

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From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

criminal

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

decided

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From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

didn't

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/

left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view

From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

face

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

failed

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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

forced

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

go

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From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I told you.

I'd

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From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

kind

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From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

lie

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

longer

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From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

New

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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.

person

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From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

realized

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From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

said

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

see

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

stab

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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I told you.

tried

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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

Underground

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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...

vicious

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From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

wanted

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

Wendel

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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I told you.