Chapter II
"Yes," said Conrad. The old man rose. "Well, I reckon I got to be going. You ready to go up-town, Conrad?" "Well, not quite yet, father."
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3
Chapter II
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"Yes,"
said
Conrad.
The
old
man
rose.
"Well,
I
reckon
I
got
to
be
going.
You
ready
to
go
up-town,
Conrad?"
"Well,
not
quite
yet,
father."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Yes,"
said
Conrad.
Line 2
The
old
man
rose.
Line 3
"Well,
I
reckon
I
got
to
be
going.
Line 4
You
ready
to
go
up-town,
Conrad?"
Line 5
"Well,
not
quite
yet,
father."
Learner Dictionary
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Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, not quite yet, father."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I reckon I got to be going.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Well, not quite yet, father."”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Conrad
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father
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go
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going
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got
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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man
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From this reading The old man rose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, not quite yet, father."
old
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From this reading The old man rose.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ready
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reckon
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rose
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From this reading The old man rose.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said Conrad.
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 rose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up-town
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Well
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Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Conrad.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, not quite yet, father."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ready to go up-town, Conrad?"