Chapter VI
"But where are you going?" Fenton asked in amazement. "To my room. Any where to get out of his way." "But what shall I tell him?"
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Chapter VI
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"But
where
are
you
going?"
Fenton
asked
in
amazement.
"To
my
room.
Any
where
to
get
out
of
his
way."
"But
what
shall
I
tell
him?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"But
where
are
you
going?"
Line 2
Fenton
asked
in
amazement.
Line 3
"To
my
room.
Line 4
Any
where
to
get
out
of
his
way."
Line 5
"But
what
shall
I
tell
him?"
/bʌt wʌt ʃæl aɪ tell hɪm/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fenton asked in amazement.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"But what shall I tell him?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But what shall I tell him?"”
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amazement
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From this reading Fenton asked in amazement.
Any
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From this reading Any where to get out of his way."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But where are you going?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenton asked in amazement.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where are you going?"
Fenton
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From this reading Fenton asked in amazement.
get
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From this reading Any where to get out of his way."
going
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From this reading "But where are you going?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But what shall I tell him?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Any where to get out of his way."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But what shall I tell him?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fenton asked in amazement.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To my room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any where to get out of his way."
out
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From this reading Any where to get out of his way."
room
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From this reading "To my room.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But what shall I tell him?"
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But what shall I tell him?"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To my room.
way
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From this reading Any where to get out of his way."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what shall I tell him?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where are you going?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But where are you going?"