Chapter X
IT was out! She knew! What was I to say, how evade her impulsive cross-examinations. I fell back upon evasions. ‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!
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Chapter X
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IT
was
out!
She
knew!
What
was
I
to
say,
how
evade
her
impulsive
cross-examinations.
I
fell
back
upon
evasions.
‘Why
do
I
want
to
know?’
she
echoed,
‘because
I
choose
to!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IT
was
out!
Line 2
She
knew!
Line 3
What
was
I
to
say,
how
evade
her
impulsive
cross-examinations.
Line 4
I
fell
back
upon
evasions.
Line 5
‘Why
do
I
want
to
know?’
she
echoed,
‘because
I
choose
to!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!”
Choose
noun
US /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I fell back upon evasions.”
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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!
cross-examinations
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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echoed
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evade
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evasions
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fell
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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impulsive
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ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was out!
knew
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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out
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say
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was I to say, how evade her impulsive cross-examinations.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I fell back upon evasions.
want
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was out!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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Why
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From this reading ‘Why do I want to know?’ she echoed, ‘because I choose to!