Chapter XIV
"Don't you give 't to that other skunk. I didn't know. Good-by. Obliged to you." And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
John Marvel, Assistant
Chapter XIV
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"Don't
you
give
't
to
that
other
skunk.
I
didn't
know.
Good-by.
Obliged
to
you."
And
he
passed
through
the
door
which
Langton
held
open
for
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Don't
you
give
't
to
that
other
skunk.
Line 2
I
didn't
know.
Line 3
Good-by.
Line 4
Obliged
to
you."
Line 5
And
he
passed
through
the
door
which
Langton
held
open
for
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't know.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
door
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From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
give
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From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
Good-by
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From this reading Good-by.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
held
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From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know.
Langton
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From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
Obliged
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From this reading Obliged to you."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
other
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From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
skunk
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From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
t
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From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he passed through the door which Langton held open for him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you give 't to that other skunk.