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Down the Rhine
Down the Rhine

Chapter VII

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THE VISIT TO THE HOLD.
"I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.
"There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.
"I don't care what they have to say.
I won't have anything to do with them.
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Down the Rhine

Chapter VII

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE VISIT TO THE HOLD.
Line 2
"I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.
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"There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.
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"I don't care what they have to say.
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I won't have anything to do with them.

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “I won't have anything to do with them.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “"I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.”

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any

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I won't have anything to do with them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

attend

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

care

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From this reading "I don't care what they have to say.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I won't have anything to do with them.

don't

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

fellows

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

gather

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

harm

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From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

hearing

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From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

HOLD

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From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HOLD.

Hyde

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

indicated

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

Lindsley

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From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

meeting

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

place

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

prudent

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

rebels

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

said

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From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

say

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From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HOLD.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I won't have anything to do with them.

There

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From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HOLD.

VISIT

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From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HOLD.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "There is no harm in hearing what they have to say," replied Lindsley.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I don't attend any meeting with those fellows," said the prudent Hyde, as the rebels began to gather at the place indicated.

won't

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From this reading I won't have anything to do with them.