Chapter III
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FRASER. Have you told your people? THEOPHILA. Yes. FRASER.
The Benefit of the Doubt
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Benefit of the Doubt is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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FRASER.
Have
you
told
your
people?
THEOPHILA.
Yes.
FRASER.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Benefit of the Doubt
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Benefit of the Doubt is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
FRASER.
Line 2
Have
you
told
your
people?
/hæv juː toʊld jɔːr ˈpiːpəl/
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THEOPHILA.
Line 4
Yes.
/jes/
Line 5
FRASER.
Learner Dictionary
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you told your people?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Have you told your people?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Have you told your people?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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FRASER
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From this reading FRASER.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you told your people?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Have you told your people?
THEOPHILA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEOPHILA.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Have you told your people?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you told your people?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you told your people?
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