Chapter VII
"Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively. Steve shook his head. "No. I don't want charity. I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it. Skip it.
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Chapter VII
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"Suppose
it
was
arranged
that
your
debts
be
cancelled,"
Hawkes
said
speculatively.
Steve
shook
his
head.
"No.
I
don't
want
charity.
I
know
you're
a
Class
A
and
seven
thousand
credits
comes
easy
to
you,
but
I
couldn't
take
it.
Skip
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Suppose
it
was
arranged
that
your
debts
be
cancelled,"
Hawkes
said
speculatively.
Line 2
Steve
shook
his
head.
Line 3
"No.
I
don't
want
charity.
Line 4
I
know
you're
a
Class
A
and
seven
thousand
credits
comes
easy
to
you,
but
I
couldn't
take
it.
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Skip
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.”
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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 I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
arranged
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From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
cancelled
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From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
charity
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From this reading "No. I don't want charity.
Class
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comes
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couldn't
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From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
credits
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From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
debts
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From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
don't
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From this reading "No. I don't want charity.
easy
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From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
Hawkes
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From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
head
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From this reading Steve shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Steve shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I don't want charity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I don't want charity.
said
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From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
seven
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From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
shook
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From this reading Steve shook his head.
Skip
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From this reading Skip it.
speculatively
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From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
Steve
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From this reading Steve shook his head.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
thousand
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From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
want
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From this reading "No. I don't want charity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
you're
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From this reading I know you're a Class A and seven thousand credits comes easy to you, but I couldn't take it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Suppose it was arranged that your debts be cancelled," Hawkes said speculatively.