Chapter VII
No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days. Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym. I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would. Lookin' cheerful, too? Why not?
Shorty McCabe
Chapter VII
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No,
I
ain't
goin'
out
to
Blenmont
these
days.
Jarvis
does
his
exercisin'
here,
and
he
says
his
mother's
havin'
a
ball
room
made
out
of
that
gym.
I've
been
stickin'
to
the
pavements,
like
I
said
I
would.
Lookin'
cheerful,
too?
Why
not?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
No,
I
ain't
goin'
out
to
Blenmont
these
days.
Line 2
Jarvis
does
his
exercisin'
here,
and
he
says
his
mother's
havin'
a
ball
room
made
out
of
that
gym.
Line 3
I've
been
stickin'
to
the
pavements,
like
I
said
I
would.
Line 4
Lookin'
cheerful,
too?
Line 5
Why
not?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.”
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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 Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
ain't
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From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
ball
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
Blenmont
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From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
cheerful
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From this reading Lookin' cheerful, too?
days
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
exercisin
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goin
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From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
gym
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
havin
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
I've
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From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
Jarvis
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
like
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From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
Lookin
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From this reading Lookin' cheerful, too?
made
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
mother's
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
out
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From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
pavements
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From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
room
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
said
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From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
says
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From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
stickin
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From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jarvis does his exercisin' here, and he says his mother's havin' a ball room made out of that gym.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I ain't goin' out to Blenmont these days.
too
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From this reading Lookin' cheerful, too?
Why
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From this reading Why not?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I've been stickin' to the pavements, like I said I would.