Chapter IX
BUILDER. Good reasons? I should think so! I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family. JOURNALIST.
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Chapter IX
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BUILDER.
Good
reasons?
I
should
think
so!
I
tell
you--a
very
little
more
of
this
liberty--licence
I
call
it--and
there
isn't
a
man
who'll
be
able
to
call
himself
head
of
a
family.
JOURNALIST.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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BUILDER.
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Good
reasons?
/good ˈreasons/
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I
should
think
so!
/aɪ ʃʊd think soʊ/
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I
tell
you--a
very
little
more
of
this
liberty--licence
I
call
it--and
there
isn't
a
man
who'll
be
able
to
call
himself
head
of
a
family.
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JOURNALIST.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good reasons?”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.”
Liberty
noun
US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.”
Reasons
noun
US /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Good reasons?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should think so!”
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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 I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
able
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
BUILDER
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From this reading BUILDER.
call
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
family
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good reasons?
head
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think so!
isn't
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
JOURNALIST
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From this reading JOURNALIST.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
licence
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
man
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
more
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Good reasons?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think so!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should think so!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
there
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should think so!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
very
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
who'll
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From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you--a very little more of this liberty--licence I call it--and there isn't a man who'll be able to call himself head of a family.