Chapter X
"S'pose I don't," said Mr. Polly. "You got to shift." The tone of Uncle Jim's voice became urgent and confidential. "You don't know who you're up against," he said. "It's a kindness I'm doing to warn you.
The History of Mr. Polly
Chapter X
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"S'pose
I
don't,"
said
Mr.
Polly.
"You
got
to
shift."
The
tone
of
Uncle
Jim's
voice
became
urgent
and
confidential.
"You
don't
know
who
you're
up
against,"
he
said.
"It's
a
kindness
I'm
doing
to
warn
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"S'pose
I
don't,"
said
Mr.
Polly.
Line 2
"You
got
to
shift."
Line 3
The
tone
of
Uncle
Jim's
voice
became
urgent
and
confidential.
Line 4
"You
don't
know
who
you're
up
against,"
he
said.
Line 5
"It's
a
kindness
I'm
doing
to
warn
you.
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"You don't know who you're up against," he said.”
Confidential
adjective
US /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “The tone of Uncle Jim's voice became urgent and confidential.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't know who you're up against," he said.”
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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 "It's a kindness I'm doing to warn you.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "You don't know who you're up against," he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tone of Uncle Jim's voice became urgent and confidential.
became
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confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
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doing
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don't
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got
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From this reading "You got to shift."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You don't know who you're up against," he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "S'pose I don't," said Mr. Polly.
I'm
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It's
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Jim's
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kindness
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mr
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Polly
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S'pose
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said
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shift
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From this reading "You got to shift."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tone of Uncle Jim's voice became urgent and confidential.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You got to shift."
tone
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Uncle
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up
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urgent
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voice
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warn
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You don't know who you're up against," he said.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You got to shift."
you're
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