Chapter XXII
SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right? Can you do it?" "Yes, I must." He set his jaw grimly. "I must."
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Chapter XXII
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SIXTY
MINUTES
"Alan,
will
you
be
all
right?
Can
you
do
it?"
"Yes,
I
must."
He
set
his
jaw
grimly.
"I
must."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
SIXTY
MINUTES
"Alan,
will
you
be
all
right?
Line 2
Can
you
do
it?"
/kæn juː duː ɪt/
Line 3
"Yes,
I
must."
Line 4
He
set
his
jaw
grimly.
Line 5
"I
must."
/aɪ mʌst/
Learner Dictionary
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Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Yes, I must."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?”
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Alan
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all
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you do it?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Can you do it?"
grimly
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From this reading He set his jaw grimly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set his jaw grimly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He set his jaw grimly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I must."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can you do it?"
jaw
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From this reading He set his jaw grimly.
MINUTES
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From this reading SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes, I must."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?
set
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From this reading He set his jaw grimly.
SIXTY
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From this reading SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I must."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SIXTY MINUTES "Alan, will you be all right?