Chapter IX
"_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter. "_I_ got nothin' p'ticular to do." "I haven't either," said Herbert. Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps. "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
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Chapter IX
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"_I_
just
as
soon,"
said
Henry
Rooter.
"_I_
got
nothin'
p'ticular
to
do."
"I
haven't
either,"
said
Herbert.
Thereupon,
Patty
sat
between
them
on
the
steps.
"This
is
_per-feckly_
grand!"
she
cried.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"_I_
just
as
soon,"
said
Henry
Rooter.
Line 2
"_I_
got
nothin'
p'ticular
to
do."
Line 3
"I
haven't
either,"
said
Herbert.
Line 4
Thereupon,
Patty
sat
between
them
on
the
steps.
Line 5
"This
is
_per-feckly_
grand!"
she
cried.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.”
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “"I haven't either," said Herbert.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_I_ got nothin' p'ticular to do."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "I haven't either," said Herbert.
got
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From this reading "_I_ got nothin' p'ticular to do."
grand
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From this reading "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
haven't
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From this reading "I haven't either," said Herbert.
Henry
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Herbert
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From this reading "I haven't either," said Herbert.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
just
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From this reading "_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
nothin
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From this reading "_I_ got nothin' p'ticular to do."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
p'ticular
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From this reading "_I_ got nothin' p'ticular to do."
Patty
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From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
per-feckly
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From this reading "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
Rooter
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From this reading "_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
said
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From this reading "_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
sat
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From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
soon
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From this reading "_I_ just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
steps
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From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon, Patty sat between them on the steps.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is _per-feckly_ grand!" she cried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_I_ got nothin' p'ticular to do."