Chapter XII
Well, then! I won't raise my voice. There, men! I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be. Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
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Chapter XII
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Well,
then!
I
won't
raise
my
voice.
There,
men!
I
won't
make
no
noise,
Only
you
just
let
me
be.
Four,
only
four--did
he
say--
Saved!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
Well,
then!
Line 2
I
won't
raise
my
voice.
Line 3
There,
men!
Line 4
I
won't
make
no
noise,
Only
you
just
let
me
be.
Line 5
Four,
only
four--did
he
say--
Saved!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.”
Saved
noun
US /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, then!”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
Four
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From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
just
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From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
men
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From this reading There, men!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
noise
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Only
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raise
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SavednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
say
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From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
then
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From this reading Well, then!
There
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From this reading There, men!
voice
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Well
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From this reading Well, then!
won't
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From this reading I won't raise my voice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.