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The Outcry
The Outcry

Chapter III

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“I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
It only encouraged his companion.
“You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
“You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Outcry

Chapter III

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
Line 2
It only encouraged his companion.
Line 3
“You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
Line 4
This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
Line 5
“You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?””

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.”

Required noun US /required/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ““You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?””

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?””

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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 This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

appeal

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From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

assure

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

backed

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

boy

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

chuck

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

companion

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From this reading It only encouraged his companion.

didn't

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

em

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

encouraged

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From this reading It only encouraged his companion.

friendly

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

guarantee

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It only encouraged his companion.

hold

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

honestly

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From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

how

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From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

I'd

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It only encouraged his companion.

job

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

just

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From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

longer

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From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

Lord

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

moment

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From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

now

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From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

only

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From this reading It only encouraged his companion.

out

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

parental

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

properest

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

really

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

requirednounUS /required/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

spirit

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

Theign

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

then

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From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

truly

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

weight

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From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”

window

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

you'd

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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”