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A Family Man : In Three Acts
A Family Man : In Three Acts

Chapter VIII

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BUILDER.
Ralph, oblige me!
See them off the premises!
RALPH.
Steady, John!
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A Family Man : In Three Acts

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BUILDER.
Line 2
Ralph, oblige me!
Line 3
See them off the premises!
Line 4
RALPH.
Line 5
Steady, John!

Learner Dictionary

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

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Steady, John!”

All words in this reading · 11

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BUILDER

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From this reading BUILDER.

John

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From this reading Steady, John!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ralph, oblige me!

oblige

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From this reading Ralph, oblige me!

off

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From this reading See them off the premises!

premises

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From this reading See them off the premises!

Ralph

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From this reading Ralph, oblige me!

See

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From this reading See them off the premises!

Steady

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From this reading Steady, John!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading See them off the premises!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading See them off the premises!