Chapter IV
"Just a minute, officer." The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench. "This boy doesn't mean any trouble. I can vouch for him myself." "And who are you?
Starman's Quest
Chapter IV
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"Just
a
minute,
officer."
The
warm
mellow
voice
belonged
to
the
smiling
man
on
the
bench.
"This
boy
doesn't
mean
any
trouble.
I
can
vouch
for
him
myself."
"And
who
are
you?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Just
a
minute,
officer."
Line 2
The
warm
mellow
voice
belonged
to
the
smiling
man
on
the
bench.
Line 3
"This
boy
doesn't
mean
any
trouble.
Line 4
I
can
vouch
for
him
myself."
Line 5
"And
who
are
you?
/ənd huː ɑːr juː/
Learner Dictionary
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Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I can vouch for him myself."”
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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 "Just a minute, officer."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And who are you?
any
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From this reading "This boy doesn't mean any trouble.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And who are you?
belonged
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
bench
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
boy
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From this reading "This boy doesn't mean any trouble.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can vouch for him myself."
doesn't
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From this reading "This boy doesn't mean any trouble.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I can vouch for him myself."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can vouch for him myself."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can vouch for him myself."
Just
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From this reading "Just a minute, officer."
man
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
mean
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From this reading "This boy doesn't mean any trouble.
mellow
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
minute
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From this reading "Just a minute, officer."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can vouch for him myself."
officer
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From this reading "Just a minute, officer."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
smiling
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This boy doesn't mean any trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
trouble
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From this reading "This boy doesn't mean any trouble.
voice
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
vouch
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From this reading I can vouch for him myself."
warm
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From this reading The warm mellow voice belonged to the smiling man on the bench.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "And who are you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And who are you?