Chapter V
"I'm just going to," says he. "You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds. What's all that rock and brick doing up in the yard?" Say, he was a sassy one! "Since you ast me, I'll tell you.
The Man Next Door
Chapter V
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"I'm
just
going
to,"
says
he.
"You
ain't
ast
my
consent
about
mussing
up
my
flower
beds.
What's
all
that
rock
and
brick
doing
up
in
the
yard?"
Say,
he
was
a
sassy
one!
"Since
you
ast
me,
I'll
tell
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I'm
just
going
to,"
says
he.
Line 2
"You
ain't
ast
my
consent
about
mussing
up
my
flower
beds.
Line 3
What's
all
that
rock
and
brick
doing
up
in
the
yard?"
Line 4
Say,
he
was
a
sassy
one!
Line 5
"Since
you
ast
me,
I'll
tell
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Say, he was a sassy one!”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Since you ast me, I'll tell you.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Since you ast me, I'll tell you.”
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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 Say, he was a sassy one!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds.
ain't
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ast
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beds
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brick
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consent
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doing
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flower
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going
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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I'll
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I'm
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What's all that rock and brick doing up in the yard?"
just
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Since you ast me, I'll tell you.
mussing
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From this reading "You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Say, he was a sassy one!
rock
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sassy
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Say
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says
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SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since you ast me, I'll tell you.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Since you ast me, I'll tell you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What's all that rock and brick doing up in the yard?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's all that rock and brick doing up in the yard?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm just going to," says he.
up
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From this reading "You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say, he was a sassy one!
What's
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yard
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ain't ast my consent about mussing up my flower beds.