Chapter VII
"I see," Corriston said. "But I asked you a question you didn't answer. How much do you stand to get out of this? What is your split, your percentage? Don't tell me; I'll guess.
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Chapter VII
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"I
see,"
Corriston
said.
"But
I
asked
you
a
question
you
didn't
answer.
How
much
do
you
stand
to
get
out
of
this?
What
is
your
split,
your
percentage?
Don't
tell
me;
I'll
guess.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
see,"
Corriston
said.
Line 2
"But
I
asked
you
a
question
you
didn't
answer.
Line 3
How
much
do
you
stand
to
get
out
of
this?
Line 4
What
is
your
split,
your
percentage?
Line 5
Don't
tell
me;
I'll
guess.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I asked you a question you didn't answer.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But I asked you a question you didn't answer.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How much do you stand to get out of this?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't tell me; I'll guess.”
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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 "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
answer
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From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
Corriston
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didn't
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Don't
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get
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guess
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How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see," Corriston said.
I'll
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From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
much
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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percentage
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questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
said
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see
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split
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stand
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From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?