Chapter XXVI
"I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid. Still, it sounds appropriate to me." "So be it, then." Cortin smiled at him, approvingly. "Would you like to help?
The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire Novel
Chapter XXVI
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"I
don't
share
your
expertise,
Thakur,
so
my
opinion
may
not
be
valid.
Still,
it
sounds
appropriate
to
me."
"So
be
it,
then."
Cortin
smiled
at
him,
approvingly.
"Would
you
like
to
help?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
share
your
expertise,
Thakur,
so
my
opinion
may
not
be
valid.
Line 2
Still,
it
sounds
appropriate
to
me."
Line 3
"So
be
it,
then."
Line 4
Cortin
smiled
at
him,
approvingly.
Line 5
"Would
you
like
to
help?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would you like to help?”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, it sounds appropriate to me."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would you like to help?”
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appropriate
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From this reading Still, it sounds appropriate to me."
approvingly
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From this reading Cortin smiled at him, approvingly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cortin smiled at him, approvingly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
Cortin
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From this reading Cortin smiled at him, approvingly.
don't
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From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
expertise
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From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would you like to help?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cortin smiled at him, approvingly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still, it sounds appropriate to me."
like
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From this reading "Would you like to help?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, it sounds appropriate to me."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
opinion
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From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
share
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From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
smiled
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From this reading Cortin smiled at him, approvingly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
sounds
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From this reading Still, it sounds appropriate to me."
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it sounds appropriate to me."
Thakur
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From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
then
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From this reading "So be it, then."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still, it sounds appropriate to me."
valid
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From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you like to help?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you like to help?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't share your expertise, Thakur, so my opinion may not be valid.