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Barriers Burned Away
Barriers Burned Away

Chapter XIII

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RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.
I know not your name.
Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.
Indeed, I haf important bissiness elsewhere.
You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.
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Barriers Burned Away

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.
Line 2
I know not your name.
/aɪ know nɑːt jɔːr name/
Line 3
Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.
Line 4
Indeed, I haf important bissiness elsewhere.
Line 5
You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know not your name.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know not your name.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.”

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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 RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

advancing

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From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

advantage

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

bissiness

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From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

Bruder

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

der

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

dis

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From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

door

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From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

elsewhere

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From this reading Indeed, I haf important bissiness elsewhere.

excitement

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

excuse

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From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

fit

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From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

haf

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I know not your name.

important

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From this reading Indeed, I haf important bissiness elsewhere.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

Indeed

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From this reading Indeed, I haf important bissiness elsewhere.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know not your name.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

more

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From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

Mr

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know not your name.

night

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From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I know not your name.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

picture

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From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

render

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

RESCUED

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

said

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

sir

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

steady

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

sternly

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From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

suppressed

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

tone

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

tried

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

vain

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From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

Vat

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From this reading Vat is more, I am not fit for bissiness dis night.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You must excuse me," he added, sternly, advancing toward the door with the picture.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading RESCUED In a tone of suppressed excitement, which he tried in vain to render steady, Mr. Bruder said: "You haf der advantage of me, sir.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I know not your name.