Chapter I
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Be Polite to All
Chapter I
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See
https://
BE
POLITE
TO
ALL.
London:
Dean &
Son,
11,
Ludgate
Hill.
BE
POLITE
TO
ALL.
"You
cannot
judge
of
a
man
by
the
coat
he
wears."
"HALLO,
Limpy,
the
train
will
start
in
a
minute;
hurry
up,
or
we
shall
leave
you
behind."
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See
https://
BE
POLITE
TO
ALL.
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London:
Dean &
Son,
11,
Ludgate
Hill.
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BE
POLITE
TO
ALL.
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"You
cannot
judge
of
a
man
by
the
coat
he
wears."
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"HALLO,
Limpy,
the
train
will
start
in
a
minute;
hurry
up,
or
we
shall
leave
you
behind."
Learner Dictionary
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Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."”
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11
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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 "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
ALL
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BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
cannot
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From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
coat
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From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
Dean
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HALLO
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
Hill
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https
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hurry
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
judge
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From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
leave
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
Limpy
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
London
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From this reading London: Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate Hill.
Ludgate
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From this reading London: Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate Hill.
man
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From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
minute
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
POLITE
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See
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
Son
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From this reading London: Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate Hill.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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train
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
up
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From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
wears
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From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "HALLO, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears."