Chapter III
MRS TARLETON. You see, John! What have I always told you? Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes. JOHNNY.
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Chapter III
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MRS
TARLETON.
You
see,
John!
What
have
I
always
told
you?
Johnny
has
as
much
to
say
for
himself
as
anybody
when
he
likes.
JOHNNY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MRS
TARLETON.
Line 2
You
see,
John!
Line 3
What
have
I
always
told
you?
Line 4
Johnny
has
as
much
to
say
for
himself
as
anybody
when
he
likes.
Line 5
JOHNNY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have I always told you?”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, John!”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What have I always told you?”
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always
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From this reading What have I always told you?
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I always told you?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I always told you?
John
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From this reading You see, John!
Johnny
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From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
likes
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From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
MRS
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From this reading MRS TARLETON.
much
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From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
say
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From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
see
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From this reading You see, John!
TARLETON
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From this reading MRS TARLETON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What have I always told you?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have I always told you?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Johnny has as much to say for himself as anybody when he likes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, John!