Chapter VI
"You can marry and stay here, when I go. You are twenty. I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen. You can marry. There are men.
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Chapter VI
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"You
can
marry
and
stay
here,
when
I
go.
You
are
twenty.
I
had
my
man,
your
father,
when
I
was
seventeen.
You
can
marry.
There
are
men.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
can
marry
and
stay
here,
when
I
go.
Line 2
You
are
twenty.
Line 3
I
had
my
man,
your
father,
when
I
was
seventeen.
Line 4
You
can
marry.
Line 5
There
are
men.
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You can marry and stay here, when I go.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are twenty.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
father
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From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.
go
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From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
man
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From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.
marry
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From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
men
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From this reading There are men.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.
seventeen
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From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.
stay
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From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
There
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From this reading There are men.
twenty
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From this reading You are twenty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can marry and stay here, when I go.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had my man, your father, when I was seventeen.