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Four square Jane

Chapter VI

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“Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.
“May I come?” said the girl.
“It is better you did not,” said Peter.
“Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.
Anyway, you can do nothing.”
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Four square Jane

Chapter VI

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.
Line 2
“May I come?” said the girl.
Line 3
“It is better you did not,” said Peter.
Line 4
“Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.
Line 5
Anyway, you can do nothing.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““May I come?” said the girl.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading ““Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ““May I come?” said the girl.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Anyway, you can do nothing.””

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.”

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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 “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

able

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From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

Anyway

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From this reading Anyway, you can do nothing.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

better

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From this reading “It is better you did not,” said Peter.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Anyway, you can do nothing.”

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “May I come?” said the girl.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “It is better you did not,” said Peter.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Anyway, you can do nothing.”

girl

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From this reading “May I come?” said the girl.

handcuffed

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From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

Hold

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From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

husband

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From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “May I come?” said the girl.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

innocence

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From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “It is better you did not,” said Peter.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is better you did not,” said Peter.

Jamieson

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From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “May I come?” said the girl.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “It is better you did not,” said Peter.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Anyway, you can do nothing.”

out

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From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

Perhaps

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From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

Peter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

prove

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

said

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From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

second

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

Steele

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From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “May I come?” said the girl.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Perhaps your husband will be able to prove his innocence.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It is better you did not,” said Peter.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Hold out your hands,” said Peter, and in a second Jamieson Steele was handcuffed.