Chapter XXXI
GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children. I want to talk with you all. Merton, you go home with Junior." "But, papa--" he objected. "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
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Chapter XXXI
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GIVEN
A
CHANCE
"Come
in,
Mr.
Bagley,"
I
said,
"and
bring
the
children.
I
want
to
talk
with
you
all.
Merton,
you
go
home
with
Junior."
"But,
papa--"
he
objected.
"Do
as
I
bid
you,"
I
said,
firmly,
and
I
entered
the
squalid
abode.
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Line 1
GIVEN
A
CHANCE
"Come
in,
Mr.
Bagley,"
I
said,
"and
bring
the
children.
Line 2
I
want
to
talk
with
you
all.
Line 3
Merton,
you
go
home
with
Junior."
Line 4
"But,
papa--"
he
objected.
Line 5
"Do
as
I
bid
you,"
I
said,
firmly,
and
I
entered
the
squalid
abode.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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 GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
abode
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From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
all
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From this reading I want to talk with you all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
Bagley
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
bid
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From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
bring
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
CHANCE
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
children
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
entered
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firmly
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From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
GIVEN
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
go
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From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
home
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From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
Junior
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From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
Merton
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From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
Mr
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
objected
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From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
papa
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From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
said
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From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
squalid
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From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
talk
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From this reading I want to talk with you all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
want
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From this reading I want to talk with you all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to talk with you all.