Chapter VII
_Gladys._ What for? _Jessie._ Do a favor for me, Gladys. I know Jack still loves you. I want you to stay here! I want you to hear it from his own lips.
The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts
Chapter VII
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_Gladys._
What
for?
_Jessie._
Do
a
favor
for
me,
Gladys.
I
know
Jack
still
loves
you.
I
want
you
to
stay
here!
I
want
you
to
hear
it
from
his
own
lips.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Gladys._
What
for?
Line 2
_Jessie._
Do
a
favor
for
me,
Gladys.
Line 3
I
know
Jack
still
loves
you.
Line 4
I
want
you
to
stay
here!
Line 5
I
want
you
to
hear
it
from
his
own
lips.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to hear it from his own lips.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to stay here!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know Jack still loves you.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know Jack still loves you.”
All words in this reading · 24
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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 _Jessie._ Do a favor for me, Gladys.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Jessie._ Do a favor for me, Gladys.
favor
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From this reading _Jessie._ Do a favor for me, Gladys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Gladys._ What for?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I want you to hear it from his own lips.
Gladys
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From this reading _Gladys._ What for?
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to hear it from his own lips.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to stay here!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I want you to hear it from his own lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know Jack still loves you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want you to hear it from his own lips.
Jack
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From this reading I know Jack still loves you.
Jessie
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From this reading _Jessie._ Do a favor for me, Gladys.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know Jack still loves you.
lips
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From this reading I want you to hear it from his own lips.
loves
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From this reading I know Jack still loves you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Jessie._ Do a favor for me, Gladys.
own
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From this reading I want you to hear it from his own lips.
stay
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From this reading I want you to stay here!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know Jack still loves you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to stay here!
want
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From this reading I want you to stay here!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Gladys._ What for?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know Jack still loves you.