Chapter XV
"And when may I come back again?" "I don't want you back at all." "But I suppose you won't turn me out?" "No, you may share my bed. You behaved better last night.
A Bevy of Girls
Chapter XV
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"And
when
may
I
come
back
again?"
"I
don't
want
you
back
at
all."
"But
I
suppose
you
won't
turn
me
out?"
"No,
you
may
share
my
bed.
You
behaved
better
last
night.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
when
may
I
come
back
again?"
Line 2
"I
don't
want
you
back
at
all."
Line 3
"But
I
suppose
you
won't
turn
me
out?"
Line 4
"No,
you
may
share
my
bed.
Line 5
You
behaved
better
last
night.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And when may I come back again?"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And when may I come back again?"”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You behaved better last night.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"And when may I come back again?"”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But I suppose you won't turn me out?"”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
all
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From this reading "I don't want you back at all."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't want you back at all."
back
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From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
bed
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From this reading "No, you may share my bed.
behaved
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From this reading You behaved better last night.
better
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From this reading You behaved better last night.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I suppose you won't turn me out?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
don't
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From this reading "I don't want you back at all."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You behaved better last night.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I suppose you won't turn me out?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, you may share my bed.
night
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From this reading You behaved better last night.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you may share my bed.
out
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From this reading "But I suppose you won't turn me out?"
share
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From this reading "No, you may share my bed.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But I suppose you won't turn me out?"
turn
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From this reading "But I suppose you won't turn me out?"
want
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From this reading "I don't want you back at all."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "And when may I come back again?"
won't
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From this reading "But I suppose you won't turn me out?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't want you back at all."