Chapter VI
"COME" Glen asked no questions. If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it. He waited to hear if he would say more. "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim. "Please yourself."
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Chapter VI
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"COME"
Glen
asked
no
questions.
If
Jim
Benny
had
shot
Calder
he
must
have
had
good
reason
for
it.
He
waited
to
hear
if
he
would
say
more.
"Do
you
want
to
know
why?"
asked
Jim.
"Please
yourself."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"COME"
Glen
asked
no
questions.
Line 2
If
Jim
Benny
had
shot
Calder
he
must
have
had
good
reason
for
it.
Line 3
He
waited
to
hear
if
he
would
say
more.
Line 4
"Do
you
want
to
know
why?"
asked
Jim.
Line 5
"Please
yourself."
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 “"COME" Glen asked no questions.”
COME
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"COME" Glen asked no questions.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited to hear if he would say more.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He waited to hear if he would say more.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Please yourself."”
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
Benny
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From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
Calder
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From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
Glen
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From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
Jim
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From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
more
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From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
Please
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From this reading "Please yourself."
questions
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From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
reason
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From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
say
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From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
shot
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From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
waited
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From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
want
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From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
why
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From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Please yourself."