Chapter VIII
BEN'S TEMPTATION. "Jest my luck!" complained Jerry. "Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?" "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape. "Only we didn't," said Jerry.
Ben, the Luggage Boy
Chapter VIII
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BEN'S
TEMPTATION.
"Jest
my
luck!"
complained
Jerry.
"Why
couldn't
the
fire
have
waited
till
mornin'?"
"We
might
have
burned
up,"
said
Ben,
who
was
considerably
impressed
by
his
narrow
escape.
"Only
we
didn't,"
said
Jerry.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
BEN'S
TEMPTATION.
Line 2
"Jest
my
luck!"
complained
Jerry.
Line 3
"Why
couldn't
the
fire
have
waited
till
mornin'?"
Line 4
"We
might
have
burned
up,"
said
Ben,
who
was
considerably
impressed
by
his
narrow
escape.
Line 5
"Only
we
didn't,"
said
Jerry.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?"”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?"”
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Ben
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BEN'S
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burned
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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complained
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considerably
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couldn't
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didn't
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escape
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fire
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.
impressed
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Jerry
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Jest
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luck
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From this reading "Jest my luck!" complained Jerry.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.
mornin
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Jest my luck!" complained Jerry.
narrow
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Only
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From this reading "Only we didn't," said Jerry.
said
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TEMPTATION
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From this reading BEN'S TEMPTATION.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?"
up
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From this reading "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.
waited
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From this reading "Why couldn't the fire have waited till mornin'?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "We might have burned up," said Ben, who was considerably impressed by his narrow escape.
Why
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