Chapter XIII
"Not your last chance, Jonah." "No. I've a week more to live. Then you'll be rid of me. Who's to save me then?" "Some one, Jonah.
A Dog with a Bad Name
Chapter XIII
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"Not
your
last
chance,
Jonah."
"No.
I've
a
week
more
to
live.
Then
you'll
be
rid
of
me.
Who's
to
save
me
then?"
"Some
one,
Jonah.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Not
your
last
chance,
Jonah."
Line 2
"No.
I've
a
week
more
to
live.
Line 3
Then
you'll
be
rid
of
me.
Line 4
Who's
to
save
me
then?"
Line 5
"Some
one,
Jonah.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not your last chance, Jonah."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Some one, Jonah.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “Who's to save me then?"”
All words in this reading · 22
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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 "No. I've a week more to live.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then you'll be rid of me.
chance
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From this reading "Not your last chance, Jonah."
I've
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From this reading "No. I've a week more to live.
Jonah
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From this reading "Not your last chance, Jonah."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not your last chance, Jonah."
live
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From this reading "No. I've a week more to live.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then you'll be rid of me.
more
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From this reading "No. I've a week more to live.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I've a week more to live.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not your last chance, Jonah."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then you'll be rid of me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Some one, Jonah.
rid
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From this reading Then you'll be rid of me.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Who's to save me then?"
Some
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From this reading "Some one, Jonah.
Then
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From this reading Then you'll be rid of me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No. I've a week more to live.
week
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From this reading "No. I've a week more to live.
Who's
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From this reading Who's to save me then?"
you'll
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From this reading Then you'll be rid of me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not your last chance, Jonah."