Chapter XII
“I understand all right,” she said. “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk? This place is getting on my nerves already.” “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady. I myself will accompany you.”
The Three Just Men
Chapter XII
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“I
understand
all
right,”
she
said.
“Listen,
Oberzohn:
when
am
I
going
out
for
a
walk?
This
place
is
getting
on
my
nerves
already.”
“To-night
you
shall
have
exercise
with
the
lovely
lady.
I
myself
will
accompany
you.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“I
understand
all
right,”
she
said.
Line 2
“Listen,
Oberzohn:
when
am
I
going
out
for
a
walk?
Line 3
This
place
is
getting
on
my
nerves
already.”
Line 4
“To-night
you
shall
have
exercise
with
the
lovely
lady.
Line 5
I
myself
will
accompany
you.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This place is getting on my nerves already.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I myself will accompany you.””
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I understand all right,” she said.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I understand all right,” she said.”
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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 “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
accompany
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From this reading I myself will accompany you.”
all
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From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
exercise
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From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
getting
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From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
going
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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
lady
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From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
Listen
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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
lovely
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From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself will accompany you.”
nerves
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From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
Oberzohn
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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
out
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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
place
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From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.
said
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From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”
To-night
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From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.
walk
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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I myself will accompany you.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.