Chapter III
“Not at all. I shall be very glad. Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin. I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs. Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete
Chapter III
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“Not
at
all.
I
shall
be
very
glad.
Your
mountain
air
is
drugging
me,
Mrs.
Durgin.
I
shall
have
to
say
good-night,
or
I
shall
tumble
asleep
before
I
get
upstairs.
Oh,
I
can
find
the
way,
I
guess;
this
part
of
the
house
seems
the
same.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Not
at
all.
Line 2
I
shall
be
very
glad.
Line 3
Your
mountain
air
is
drugging
me,
Mrs.
Durgin.
Line 4
I
shall
have
to
say
good-night,
or
I
shall
tumble
asleep
before
I
get
upstairs.
Line 5
Oh,
I
can
find
the
way,
I
guess;
this
part
of
the
house
seems
the
same.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.””
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be very glad.”
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air
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From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
all
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From this reading “Not at all.
asleep
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From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be very glad.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
drugging
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From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
Durgin
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From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
find
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From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
get
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From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
glad
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From this reading I shall be very glad.
good-night
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From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
guess
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From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
house
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From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be very glad.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
mountain
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From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
Mrs
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From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
say
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From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
seems
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From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be very glad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
tumble
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From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
upstairs
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From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
very
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From this reading I shall be very glad.
way
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From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.