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The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories
The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories

Chapter V

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“Give me back my money, I say.
I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
I know where he lives.”
The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
Get hold of him.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories

Chapter V

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Give me back my money, I say.
Line 2
I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
Line 3
I know where he lives.”
Line 4
The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
Line 5
Get hold of him.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know where he lives.””

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all

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

back

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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

behave

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

force

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

gave

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From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

get

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

Give

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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

go

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From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I know where he lives.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Get hold of him.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

hold

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From this reading Get hold of him.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

Ivan

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know where he lives.”

lives

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From this reading I know where he lives.”

loose

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

manager

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

Mironov

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

money

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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Get hold of him.”

Oh

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

say

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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.

shirt

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

struggle

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

that's

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

torn

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

way

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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading I know where he lives.”

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!