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Miss Cayley's Adventures
Miss Cayley's Adventures

Chapter XIII

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'Oh, _you_ told her.
Well, that doesn't help us much.
If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.
Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.
The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miss Cayley's Adventures

Chapter XIII

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

Line 1
'Oh, _you_ told her.
Line 2
Well, that doesn't help us much.
Line 3
If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.
Line 4
Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.
Line 5
The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

Learner Dictionary

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

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.”

Equally noun US /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, that doesn't help us much.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Oh, _you_ told her.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, that doesn't help us much.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

corroborative

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

doesn't

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From this reading Well, that doesn't help us much.

equallynounUS /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

evidence

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

hardly

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, that doesn't help us much.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading 'Oh, _you_ told her.

Higginson

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From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

isn't

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

just

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From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

knows

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From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

Miss

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

much

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From this reading Well, that doesn't help us much.

now

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From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

oath

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

Oh

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From this reading 'Oh, _you_ told her.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

only

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From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

Pennyfarthing

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

person

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From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

Petherick

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

Petheridge

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

regarded

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

swearing

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, that doesn't help us much.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

then

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From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Oh, _you_ told her.

true

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From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Well, that doesn't help us much.

valuable

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From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

Well

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From this reading Well, that doesn't help us much.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.

word

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From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

worthless

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From this reading Your word then and your word now are just equally valuable--or equally worthless.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Oh, _you_ told her.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If what you are swearing isn't true--remember, you are on your oath--what you told Miss Petherick or Petheridge or Pennyfarthing, "at the time," can hardly be regarded as corroborative evidence.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading The only person who knows besides yourself is Higginson.