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Foe-Farrell

Chapter II

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THE CHASE.
NIGHT THE EIGHTH.
VENDETTA.
"My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.
The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'
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Foe-Farrell

Chapter II

Reading 1/409 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE CHASE.
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NIGHT THE EIGHTH.
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VENDETTA.
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"My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.
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The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'

Learner Dictionary

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

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “"My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.”

All words in this reading · 23

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'

CHASE

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From this reading THE CHASE.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

dear

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

Don't

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

EIGHTH

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From this reading NIGHT THE EIGHTH.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

God's

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'

Jimmy

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

NIGHT

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From this reading NIGHT THE EIGHTH.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'

request

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From this reading The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'

Roddy

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

sake

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

send

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From this reading "My dear Roddy,--Don't come around: and for God's sake don't send Jimmy.

sympathy

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From this reading The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CHASE.

VENDETTA

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From this reading VENDETTA.

word

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From this reading The word is 'No sympathy, by request.'