Chapter II
Mr. Garden told him. "Well, you'd better see my man about it. Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop. Or I'll see him if you like. But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
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Mr.
Garden
told
him.
"Well,
you'd
better
see
my
man
about
it.
Sheard,
Porth
Neigr,
next
to
the
corn-chandler's
shop.
Or
I'll
see
him
if
you
like.
But
if
we
do
come
to
terms
I
should
like
to
give
you
a
piece
of
advice."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Mr.
Garden
told
him.
Line 2
"Well,
you'd
better
see
my
man
about
it.
Line 3
Sheard,
Porth
Neigr,
next
to
the
corn-chandler's
shop.
Line 4
Or
I'll
see
him
if
you
like.
Line 5
But
if
we
do
come
to
terms
I
should
like
to
give
you
a
piece
of
advice."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Well, you'd better see my man about it.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Garden told him.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you'd better see my man about it.”
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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 But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.
advice
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From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
better
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From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
corn-chandler's
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From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
Garden
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give
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From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Garden told him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
I'll
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From this reading Or I'll see him if you like.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or I'll see him if you like.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.
like
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From this reading Or I'll see him if you like.
man
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Mr
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From this reading Mr. Garden told him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.
Neigr
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From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or I'll see him if you like.
piece
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Porth
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From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
see
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From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.
Sheard
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From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
shop
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From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
terms
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From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sheard, Porth Neigr, next to the corn-chandler's shop.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Garden told him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But if we do come to terms I should like to give you a piece of advice."
Well
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From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Or I'll see him if you like.
you'd
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From this reading "Well, you'd better see my man about it.