Chapter XI
"Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this." "Don't you?" I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh. "You won't be alone long." "Let me out, sir!"
Tales of Terror and Mystery
Chapter XI
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"Yes,
but
I
don't
care
about
being
locked
in
alone
like
this."
"Don't
you?"
I
heard
his
hearty,
chuckling
laugh.
"You
won't
be
alone
long."
"Let
me
out,
sir!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Yes,
but
I
don't
care
about
being
locked
in
alone
like
this."
Line 2
"Don't
you?"
Line 3
I
heard
his
hearty,
chuckling
laugh.
Line 4
"You
won't
be
alone
long."
Line 5
"Let
me
out,
sir!"
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 “"Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."”
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."”
Hearty
adjective
US /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading “I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me out, sir!"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You won't be alone long."”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You won't be alone long."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
care
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From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
chuckling
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From this reading I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh.
don't
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From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
heard
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From this reading I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
laugh
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From this reading I heard his hearty, chuckling laugh.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me out, sir!"
like
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From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
locked
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From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You won't be alone long."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me out, sir!"
out
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From this reading "Let me out, sir!"
sir
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From this reading "Let me out, sir!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
won't
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From this reading "You won't be alone long."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, but I don't care about being locked in alone like this."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you?"