Chapter VI
"But I want to know-- It's important," he said. "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy? Will you refuse him?" Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father. "Why is it important for you to know?"
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"But
I
want
to
know--
It's
important,"
he
said.
"Suppose
Frank
is
as
rash
as
Jimmy?
Will
you
refuse
him?"
Laura
blushed,
but
after
a
moment
or
two
she
looked
up
and
fronted
her
father.
"Why
is
it
important
for
you
to
know?"
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Line 1
"But
I
want
to
know--
It's
important,"
he
said.
Line 2
"Suppose
Frank
is
as
rash
as
Jimmy?
Line 3
Will
you
refuse
him?"
Line 4
Laura
blushed,
but
after
a
moment
or
two
she
looked
up
and
fronted
her
father.
Line 5
"Why
is
it
important
for
you
to
know?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.”
Fronted
verb
US /ˈfrʌntɪd/
stood facing someone or something
From this reading “Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I want to know-- It's important," he said.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?”
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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 Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?
blushed
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From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
father
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From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why is it important for you to know?"
Frank
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From this reading "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?
frontedverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪd/
stood facing someone or something
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you refuse him?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
important
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From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why is it important for you to know?"
It's
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From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
Jimmy
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From this reading "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
Laura
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From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
moment
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From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
rash
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From this reading "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?
refuse
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From this reading Will you refuse him?"
said
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From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose Frank is as rash as Jimmy?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
two
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From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
up
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From this reading Laura blushed, but after a moment or two she looked up and fronted her father.
want
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From this reading "But I want to know-- It's important," he said.
Why
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From this reading "Why is it important for you to know?"
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you refuse him?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you refuse him?"