Chapter II
"Granny, now never you mind. Tip is all right upstairs. Benny, you bad boy, I'll be at you. Don't go, please, lady. Bet, what be doin' to Jim?
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Chapter II
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"Granny,
now
never
you
mind.
Tip
is
all
right
upstairs.
Benny,
you
bad
boy,
I'll
be
at
you.
Don't
go,
please,
lady.
Bet,
what
be
doin'
to
Jim?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Granny,
now
never
you
mind.
Line 2
Tip
is
all
right
upstairs.
Line 3
Benny,
you
bad
boy,
I'll
be
at
you.
Line 4
Don't
go,
please,
lady.
Line 5
Bet,
what
be
doin'
to
Jim?
Learner Dictionary
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Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Granny, now never you mind.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Granny, now never you mind.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tip is all right upstairs.”
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all
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From this reading Tip is all right upstairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Benny, you bad boy, I'll be at you.
bad
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From this reading Benny, you bad boy, I'll be at you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Benny, you bad boy, I'll be at you.
Benny
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Bet
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boy
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doin
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Don't
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From this reading Don't go, please, lady.
go
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From this reading Don't go, please, lady.
Granny
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From this reading "Granny, now never you mind.
I'll
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From this reading Benny, you bad boy, I'll be at you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tip is all right upstairs.
Jim
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lady
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From this reading Don't go, please, lady.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Granny, now never you mind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Granny, now never you mind.
now
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From this reading "Granny, now never you mind.
please
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From this reading Don't go, please, lady.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tip is all right upstairs.
Tip
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From this reading Tip is all right upstairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bet, what be doin' to Jim?
upstairs
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From this reading Tip is all right upstairs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bet, what be doin' to Jim?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Granny, now never you mind.