Chapter VII
"It can be done," she went on flatly. "There are hundreds of ways." Then the smile again. "But you'd rather live, Johnny. You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
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Chapter VII
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"It
can
be
done,"
she
went
on
flatly.
"There
are
hundreds
of
ways."
Then
the
smile
again.
"But
you'd
rather
live,
Johnny.
You'd
rather
live,
even
this
way,
being
a
slaver,
than
put
an
end
to
it
and
to
yourself."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"It
can
be
done,"
she
went
on
flatly.
Line 2
"There
are
hundreds
of
ways."
Line 3
Then
the
smile
again.
Line 4
"But
you'd
rather
live,
Johnny.
Line 5
You'd
rather
live,
even
this
way,
being
a
slaver,
than
put
an
end
to
it
and
to
yourself."
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 “Then the smile again.”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It can be done," she went on flatly.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It can be done," she went on flatly.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."”
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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'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the smile again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
end
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From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
flatly
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From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
hundreds
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From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
Johnny
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From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
live
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From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
put
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From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
rather
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From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
slaver
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From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
smile
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From this reading Then the smile again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the smile again.
Then
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From this reading Then the smile again.
There
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From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
way
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From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
ways
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From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
you'd
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From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."