Chapter X
"Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I. "They all come and tell me their troubles. It's because I got red hair and a open countenance." "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he. "I'd like to know."
The Man Next Door
Chapter X
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"Oh,
it's
a
way
I
have
with
women,"
says
I.
"They
all
come
and
tell
me
their
troubles.
It's
because
I
got
red
hair
and
a
open
countenance."
"Tell
me,
what's
my
girl
confided
to
your
red
hair
and
open
face?"
says
he.
"I'd
like
to
know."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
it's
a
way
I
have
with
women,"
says
I.
Line 2
"They
all
come
and
tell
me
their
troubles.
Line 3
It's
because
I
got
red
hair
and
a
open
countenance."
Line 4
"Tell
me,
what's
my
girl
confided
to
your
red
hair
and
open
face?"
says
he.
Line 5
"I'd
like
to
know."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They all come and tell me their troubles.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'd like to know."”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They all come and tell me their troubles.”
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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 "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
all
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From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
confided
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From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
countenance
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From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
face
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From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
girl
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From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
got
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From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
hair
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From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to know."
it's
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From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd like to know."
like
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From this reading "I'd like to know."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
red
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From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
says
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From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
troubles
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From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
way
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From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
what's
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From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
women
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From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.