Chapter VI
“No, not yet.” “Mercy me! I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first. I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.” David got out of his chair reluctantly.
David Vallory
Chapter VI
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“No,
not
yet.”
“Mercy
me!
I
was
to
tell
you
to
report
to
him
at
the
car
down
in
the
railroad
yard
if
I
saw
you
first.
I’m
afraid
I
haven’t
been
a
very
obedient
call-boy.”
David
got
out
of
his
chair
reluctantly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No,
not
yet.”
/noʊ nɑːt jet/
Line 2
“Mercy
me!
Line 3
I
was
to
tell
you
to
report
to
him
at
the
car
down
in
the
railroad
yard
if
I
saw
you
first.
Line 4
I’m
afraid
I
haven’t
been
a
very
obedient
call-boy.”
Line 5
David
got
out
of
his
chair
reluctantly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.””
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““No, not yet.””
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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 I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
afraid
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From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
call-boy
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From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
car
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From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
chair
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From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
David
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From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
down
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From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
got
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From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
haven't
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From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
I'm
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From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mercy me!
Mercy
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From this reading “Mercy me!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not yet.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not yet.”
obedient
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From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
out
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From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
railroad
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From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
reluctantly
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From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
report
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From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
saw
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From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
very
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From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
yard
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From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “No, not yet.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.