Chapter XV
"Tell her that too," said Cynthia. "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free." "Oh yes. I don't want you to do anything because I told you. I won't make that mistake again.
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 2
Chapter XV
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"Tell
her
that
too,"
said
Cynthia.
"I
suppose,"
said
Jeff,
sulkily,
"you'll
let
me
go
away
and
do
as
I
please,
if
I'm
free."
"Oh
yes.
I
don't
want
you
to
do
anything
because
I
told
you.
I
won't
make
that
mistake
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Tell
her
that
too,"
said
Cynthia.
Line 2
"I
suppose,"
said
Jeff,
sulkily,
"you'll
let
me
go
away
and
do
as
I
please,
if
I'm
free."
Line 3
"Oh
yes.
Line 4
I
don't
want
you
to
do
anything
because
I
told
you.
Line 5
I
won't
make
that
mistake
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't make that mistake again.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I don't want you to do anything because I told you.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “I don't want you to do anything because I told you.”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “"I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't make that mistake again.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell her that too," said Cynthia.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't want you to do anything because I told you.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I won't make that mistake again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
away
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
Cynthia
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From this reading "Tell her that too," said Cynthia.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
don't
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From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
go
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Tell her that too," said Cynthia.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
I'm
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
Jeff
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I won't make that mistake again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
mistake
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From this reading I won't make that mistake again.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh yes.
please
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
said
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From this reading "Tell her that too," said Cynthia.
sulkily
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell her that too," said Cynthia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Tell her that too," said Cynthia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
too
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From this reading "Tell her that too," said Cynthia.
want
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From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
won't
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From this reading I won't make that mistake again.
yes
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From this reading "Oh yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't want you to do anything because I told you.
you'll
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From this reading "I suppose," said Jeff, sulkily, "you'll let me go away and do as I please, if I'm free."