Chapter XXVII
“Try to remember,” Camusot went on. “Do you recollect the man? Would you know him again?” “I think so.” “Is this the man?”
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Chapter XXVII
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“Try
to
remember,”
Camusot
went
on.
“Do
you
recollect
the
man?
Would
you
know
him
again?”
“I
think
so.”
“Is
this
the
man?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Try
to
remember,”
Camusot
went
on.
Line 2
“Do
you
recollect
the
man?
Line 3
Would
you
know
him
again?”
/wʊd juː know hɪm again/
Line 4
“I
think
so.”
/aɪ think soʊ/
Line 5
“Is
this
the
man?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you know him again?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you know him again?””
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Try to remember,” Camusot went on.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think so.””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Try to remember,” Camusot went on.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you know him again?””
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would you know him again?”
Camusot
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From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you know him again?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think so.”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is this the man?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would you know him again?”
man
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From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
recollect
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From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I think so.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think so.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this the man?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
Try
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From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you know him again?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?