Chapter XXV
TOO PROUD TO BEG. "The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge. "Mr. Foster, have him brought in." Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned. He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.
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TOO
PROUD
TO
BEG.
"The
old
man
may
tell
the
truth,"
said
the
Judge.
"Mr.
Foster,
have
him
brought
in."
Foster
stepped
to
a
side
door,
opened
it,
looked
in
and
beckoned.
He
stood
aside
and
old
Jasper
walked
into
the
room.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
TOO
PROUD
TO
BEG.
Line 2
"The
old
man
may
tell
the
truth,"
said
the
Judge.
Line 3
"Mr.
Foster,
have
him
brought
in."
Line 4
Foster
stepped
to
a
side
door,
opened
it,
looked
in
and
beckoned.
Line 5
He
stood
aside
and
old
Jasper
walked
into
the
room.
Learner Dictionary
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Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Foster, have him brought in."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Mr. Foster, have him brought in."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.”
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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 Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
aside
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beckoned
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BEG
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Foster, have him brought in."
door
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From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
Foster
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From this reading "Mr. Foster, have him brought in."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Foster, have him brought in."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Foster, have him brought in."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Foster, have him brought in."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
Jasper
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From this reading He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.
Judge
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From this reading "The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
man
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From this reading "The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Foster, have him brought in."
old
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opened
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From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
PROUD
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From this reading TOO PROUD TO BEG.
room
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said
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side
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From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
stepped
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From this reading Foster stepped to a side door, opened it, looked in and beckoned.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The old man may tell the truth," said the Judge.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOO PROUD TO BEG.
TOO
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truth
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walked
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From this reading He stood aside and old Jasper walked into the room.