Chapter II
RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE. "How do you do, Mr. Roberts?" "Eh?" "Don't you know me?" "No, certainly."
The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade
Chapter II
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RENEWAL
OF
OLD
ACQUAINTANCE.
"How
do
you
do,
Mr.
Roberts?"
"Eh?"
"Don't
you
know
me?"
"No,
certainly."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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RENEWAL
OF
OLD
ACQUAINTANCE.
Line 2
"How
do
you
do,
Mr.
Roberts?"
Line 3
"Eh?"
Line 4
"Don't
you
know
me?"
Line 5
"No,
certainly."
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 “"Don't you know me?"”
All words in this reading · 15
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ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
certainly
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From this reading "No, certainly."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you do, Mr. Roberts?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you know me?"
Eh
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From this reading "Eh?"
How
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From this reading "How do you do, Mr. Roberts?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you know me?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you know me?"
Mr
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From this reading "How do you do, Mr. Roberts?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, certainly."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
OLD
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From this reading RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
RENEWAL
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From this reading RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Roberts
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From this reading "How do you do, Mr. Roberts?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do, Mr. Roberts?"