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The Duel
The Duel

Chapter VI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/84 · 5 lines
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"I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?
I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.
Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."
"Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.
"Angry with you?
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The Duel

Chapter VI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?
Line 2
I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.
Line 3
Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."
Line 4
"Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.
Line 5
"Angry with you?

Learner Dictionary

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

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?”

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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 "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

Alexandrovna

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

allow

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From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

Angry

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From this reading "Angry with you?

any

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From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

begged

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

behave

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From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

behaving

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From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

curb

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

decent

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From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

don't

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From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

girl

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From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

good-for-nothing

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From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

goodness

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

imploring

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

like

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From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

low

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

manner

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From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

people

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From this reading Besides, decent people don't behave as you are behaving."

Raisa

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

Romashov

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

sake

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

temper

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

tone

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

treat

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From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

try

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From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I am not a good-for-nothing girl you can do as you like with.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I will not allow any one to treat me in such a manner, do you hear?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Raisa Alexandrovna, for goodness' sake try to curb your temper," begged Romashov in a low, imploring tone.