Chapter III
"To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped. "Then now we understand each other?" "And no mistake, guv'nor." "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy." "Likely, dad!"
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Chapter III
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"To
a
man,
my
boy,"
said
the
father,
holding
out
his
hand,
which
the
son
eagerly
grasped.
"Then
now
we
understand
each
other?"
"And
no
mistake,
guv'nor."
"You
mustn't
let
her
slip
through
your
fingers,
my
boy."
"Likely,
dad!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"To
a
man,
my
boy,"
said
the
father,
holding
out
his
hand,
which
the
son
eagerly
grasped.
Line 2
"Then
now
we
understand
each
other?"
Line 3
"And
no
mistake,
guv'nor."
Line 4
"You
mustn't
let
her
slip
through
your
fingers,
my
boy."
Line 5
"Likely,
dad!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then now we understand each other?"”
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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 "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And no mistake, guv'nor."
boy
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
dad
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From this reading "Likely, dad!"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Then now we understand each other?"
eagerly
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
father
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
fingers
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From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
grasped
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
guv'nor
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From this reading "And no mistake, guv'nor."
hand
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
holding
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
Likely
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From this reading "Likely, dad!"
man
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
mistake
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From this reading "And no mistake, guv'nor."
mustn't
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From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "And no mistake, guv'nor."
now
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From this reading "Then now we understand each other?"
other
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From this reading "Then now we understand each other?"
out
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
said
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
slip
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From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
son
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From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
Then
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From this reading "Then now we understand each other?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then now we understand each other?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then now we understand each other?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "To a man, my boy," said the father, holding out his hand, which the son eagerly grasped.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mustn't let her slip through your fingers, my boy."