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Bulldog

Chapter I

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When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.
Give me a chance to treat you white.
I ain’t going to hound you.
Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”
Zinn looked down upon him from a height.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bulldog

Chapter I

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.
Line 2
Give me a chance to treat you white.
Line 3
I ain’t going to hound you.
Line 4
Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”
Line 5
Zinn looked down upon him from a height.

Learner Dictionary

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

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.””

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Zinn looked down upon him from a height.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.””

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Zinn looked down upon him from a height.”

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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 When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

ain't

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From this reading I ain’t going to hound you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

any

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

beat

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

came

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

chance

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From this reading Give me a chance to treat you white.

constable

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

down

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From this reading Zinn looked down upon him from a height.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

folks

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

Frejus

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

Give

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From this reading Give me a chance to treat you white.

going

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From this reading I ain’t going to hound you.

got

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

hand

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

height

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Zinn looked down upon him from a height.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

home

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

hound

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From this reading I ain’t going to hound you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I ain’t going to hound you.

Just

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

laid

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

lesson

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Zinn looked down upon him from a height.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Give me a chance to treat you white.

meet

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

Now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

other

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

prison

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

reason

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

said

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

shoulder

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

station

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

stronger

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

Tom

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

treat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Give me a chance to treat you white.

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Zinn looked down upon him from a height.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

white

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Give me a chance to treat you white.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.

you're

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From this reading Just remember that because you’re stronger than other folks you ain’t got any reason to beat them up.”

Zinn

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From this reading When Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: “Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you.