Chapter VII
"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go." "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly. "Where?" "Before the court." "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
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Chapter VII
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"If
A,
B,
C
you
do
not
know,
Before
the
school
board
you
must
go."
"I
won't
go,"
said
Peter
stubbornly.
"Where?"
"Before
the
court."
"Hurry
up
and
learn
the
three
letters,
then
you
won't
have
to!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"If
A,
B,
C
you
do
not
know,
Before
the
school
board
you
must
go."
Line 2
"I
won't
go,"
said
Peter
stubbornly.
Line 3
"Where?"
/wer/
Line 4
"Before
the
court."
Line 5
"Hurry
up
and
learn
the
three
letters,
then
you
won't
have
to!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."”
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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 "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
B
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From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
board
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From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
C
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From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
court
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From this reading "Before the court."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
go
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From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
Hurry
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From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
learn
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From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
letters
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From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
Peter
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From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
said
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From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
school
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From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
stubbornly
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From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
then
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From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
three
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From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
up
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From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
won't
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From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."