Chapter VI
"`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.' "`Oh, thanks,' he says. `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard. Besides, it's risky.' "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
Fordham's Feud
Chapter VI
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"`I
don't
mind
your
smoking,'
says
she--`out
of
the
window.'
"`Oh,
thanks,'
he
says.
`It's
rather
too
cold
to
stand
outside
on
the
footboard.
Besides,
it's
risky.'
"`Well,
I
mean
I
don't
mind
if
you
have
part
of
the
window
open.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"`I
don't
mind
your
smoking,'
says
she--`out
of
the
window.'
Line 2
"`Oh,
thanks,'
he
says.
Line 3
`It's
rather
too
cold
to
stand
outside
on
the
footboard.
Line 4
Besides,
it's
risky.'
Line 5
"`Well,
I
mean
I
don't
mind
if
you
have
part
of
the
window
open.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, it's risky.'”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “`It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.”
Smoking
noun
US /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “`It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.”
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BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, it's risky.'
cold
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From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
don't
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From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
footboard
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From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "`Oh, thanks,' he says.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
It's
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From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
mean
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From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
Oh
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From this reading "`Oh, thanks,' he says.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
out
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From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
rather
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From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
risky
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From this reading Besides, it's risky.'
says
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From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
stand
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From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
thanks
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From this reading "`Oh, thanks,' he says.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
too
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From this reading `It's rather too cold to stand outside on the footboard.
Well
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From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
window
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From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "`Well, I mean I don't mind if you have part of the window open.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "`I don't mind your smoking,' says she--`out of the window.'