Chapter III
"You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver." "Well, what if I have?" "I would like to know it." "No doubt! But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
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Chapter III
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"You
must
have
some
reason
for
thinking
there
may
be
a
duplicate
of
that
screw-driver."
"Well,
what
if
I
have?"
"I
would
like
to
know
it."
"No
doubt!
But
it
ain't
right
to
cast
suspicions
when
you
can't
prove
a
thing,
is
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"You
must
have
some
reason
for
thinking
there
may
be
a
duplicate
of
that
screw-driver."
Line 2
"Well,
what
if
I
have?"
Line 3
"I
would
like
to
know
it."
Line 4
"No
doubt!
Line 5
But
it
ain't
right
to
cast
suspicions
when
you
can't
prove
a
thing,
is
it?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I would like to know it."”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, what if I have?"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would like to know it."”
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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 must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
ain't
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From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
can't
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From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
cast
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From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
doubt
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From this reading "No doubt!
duplicate
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From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, what if I have?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, what if I have?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I would like to know it."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I would like to know it."
like
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From this reading "I would like to know it."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
prove
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From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
reason
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From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
screw-driver
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From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
some
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From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
suspicions
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From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
there
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From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would like to know it."
Well
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From this reading "Well, what if I have?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what if I have?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it ain't right to cast suspicions when you can't prove a thing, is it?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would like to know it."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must have some reason for thinking there may be a duplicate of that screw-driver."