Chapter III
PLAYING TRUANT “Demobilized! Oh, Bob--truly?” “Truly and really,” said Bob. “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days. Got my orders.
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PLAYING
TRUANT
“Demobilized!
Oh,
Bob--truly?”
“Truly
and
really,”
said
Bob.
“At
least,
I
shall
be
in
twenty-seven
days.
Got
my
orders.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
PLAYING
TRUANT
“Demobilized!
Line 2
Oh,
Bob--truly?”
Line 3
“Truly
and
really,”
said
Bob.
Line 4
“At
least,
I
shall
be
in
twenty-seven
days.
Line 5
Got
my
orders.
Learner Dictionary
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Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Truly and really,” said Bob.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.
Bob
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days
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Demobilized
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Got
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Got my orders.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, Bob--truly?”
orders
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From this reading Got my orders.
PLAYING
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From this reading PLAYING TRUANT “Demobilized!
really
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said
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.
TRUANT
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From this reading PLAYING TRUANT “Demobilized!
truly
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From this reading Oh, Bob--truly?”
twenty-seven
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From this reading “At least, I shall be in twenty-seven days.