Chapter XI
“I stole most of it.” “So what? Most effective. You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.” I smiled.
Messiah
Chapter XI
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“I
stole
most
of
it.”
“So
what?
Most
effective.
You
figured
how
only
at
that
one
moment
in
Arabian
political
history
could
such
a
man
have
appeared.”
I
smiled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
stole
most
of
it.”
Line 2
“So
what?
/soʊ wʌt/
Line 3
Most
effective.
Line 4
You
figured
how
only
at
that
one
moment
in
Arabian
political
history
could
such
a
man
have
appeared.”
Line 5
I
smiled.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.””
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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 You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
appeared
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
Arabian
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
effective
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From this reading Most effective.
figured
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
history
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
how
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I stole most of it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I stole most of it.”
man
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
moment
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
most
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From this reading “I stole most of it.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I stole most of it.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
only
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
political
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From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
smiled
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From this reading I smiled.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So what?
stole
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From this reading “I stole most of it.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “So what?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You figured how only at that one moment in Arabian political history could such a man have appeared.”