Chapter VI
"Jeff could have done it. I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?" "I don't know. All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?" "Rather not.
A Dog with a Bad Name
Chapter VI
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"Jeff
could
have
done
it.
I
say,
Freddy,
whatever
did
father
mean?"
"I
don't
know.
All
I
know
is
I'll
never
forget
dear
old
Jeff;
shall
you?"
"Rather
not.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Jeff
could
have
done
it.
Line 2
I
say,
Freddy,
whatever
did
father
mean?"
Line 3
"I
don't
know.
Line 4
All
I
know
is
I'll
never
forget
dear
old
Jeff;
shall
you?"
Line 5
"Rather
not.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Jeff could have done it.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jeff could have done it.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Jeff could have done it.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"”
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From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
dear
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From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
don't
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From this reading "I don't know.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
father
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From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
forget
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From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
Freddy
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From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
I'll
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From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
Jeff
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From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
mean
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From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Rather not.
old
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From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
Rather
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From this reading "Rather not.
say
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From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"