Chapter XIII
"If you speak English won't you please say something? Just tell me what kind of a place this is? Where I am?" "Non entra no signori in questo giardino." Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
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Chapter XIII
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"If
you
speak
English
won't
you
please
say
something?
Just
tell
me
what
kind
of
a
place
this
is?
Where
I
am?"
"Non
entra
no
signori
in
questo
giardino."
Cyrus
knew
those
words
were
Italian,
and
that
was
all.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"If
you
speak
English
won't
you
please
say
something?
Line 2
Just
tell
me
what
kind
of
a
place
this
is?
Line 3
Where
I
am?"
/wer aɪ æm/
Line 4
"Non
entra
no
signori
in
questo
giardino."
Line 5
Cyrus
knew
those
words
were
Italian,
and
that
was
all.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"If you speak English won't you please say something?”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you speak English won't you please say something?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just tell me what kind of a place this is?”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.”
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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 Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
all
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From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Where I am?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
Cyrus
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From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
English
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From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
entra
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From this reading "Non entra no signori in questo giardino."
giardino
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From this reading "Non entra no signori in questo giardino."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Where I am?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Non entra no signori in questo giardino."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
Italian
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Just
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From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
kind
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From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
knew
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From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Non entra no signori in questo giardino."
Non
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From this reading "Non entra no signori in questo giardino."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
place
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From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
please
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From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
questo
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say
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From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
signori
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From this reading "Non entra no signori in questo giardino."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
speak
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From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just tell me what kind of a place this is?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where I am?"
won't
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From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?
words
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From this reading Cyrus knew those words were Italian, and that was all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you speak English won't you please say something?