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Sam, This Is You
Sam, This Is You

Chapter I

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[Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.
But Sam is a bit sensitive about it.
He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.
And there are other matters.
But it's all perfectly respectable and straightforward.
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Sam, This Is You

Chapter I

Reading 1/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.
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But Sam is a bit sensitive about it.
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He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.
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And there are other matters.
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But it's all perfectly respectable and straightforward.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “[Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “[Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “[Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.”

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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 [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

all

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

apt

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

ask

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

bit

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From this reading But Sam is a bit sensitive about it.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Sam is a bit sensitive about it.

cut

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

especially

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From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

hearing

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From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

impecunious

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

it's

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

led

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

lie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

matters

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From this reading And there are other matters.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

other

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From this reading And there are other matters.

peaceful

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

perfectly

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From this reading But it's all perfectly respectable and straightforward.

phone

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

privacy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

raised

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From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

respectable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But it's all perfectly respectable and straightforward.

Rosie's

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From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

said

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

Sam

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

say

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

sensitive

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From this reading But Sam is a bit sensitive about it.

Sidenote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

story

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

straightforward

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From this reading But it's all perfectly respectable and straightforward.

supposed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

there

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From this reading And there are other matters.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

voice

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

want

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From this reading He does not want the question of privacy to be raised again--especially in Rosie's hearing.

Yoder

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From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Sidenote: Sam had led a peaceful and impecunious life--until a voice cut in on a phone and said: Sam, this is You] You are not supposed to believe this story, and if you ask Sam Yoder about it, he is apt to say that it's all a lie.