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The Price

Chapter VI

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Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
"I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
"You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
"You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
"Oh, that's the how of it, is it?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Price

Chapter VI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
Line 2
"I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
Line 3
"You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
Line 4
"You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
Line 5
"Oh, that's the how of it, is it?

Learner Dictionary

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

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “"You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “"You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.”

Radiant adjective US /ˈreɪdiənt/

shining brightly

From this reading “"You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.”

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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 Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

asserted

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From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

assurance

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From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

break

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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

brief

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

calendar-pad

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

call

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

daughter

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From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

get

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

Grierson

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

hot

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

how

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From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

I'll

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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

Jasper

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

kind

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From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

leaf

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

made

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

memorandum

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

men

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From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

Mr

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?

out

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

pull

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/

shining brightly

From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

Raymer

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

reach

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

savez

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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

say

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

serene

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From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

syndicate

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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

that's

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From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

then

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

three-cornered

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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

turned

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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.

water

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.

word

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."

you'll

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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."