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The Island Pharisees
The Island Pharisees

Chapter XIV

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THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
We take it in turns.
Thursday is my night.
Would you like to come?
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The Island Pharisees

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
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His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
Line 3
We take it in turns.
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Thursday is my night.
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Would you like to come?

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.”

Chilly adjective US /ˈtʃɪli/

unpleasantly cold

From this reading “THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.””

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Would you like to come?”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.””

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We take it in turns.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Would you like to come?”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

ask

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

call

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

came

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/

unpleasantly cold

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

CLUB

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Would you like to come?

companion

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From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.

Den

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We take it in turns.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

like

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From this reading Would you like to come?

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thursday is my night.

NIGHT

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

Oh

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From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.

out

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

said

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

Shelton

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

smilingly

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From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.

street

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We take it in turns.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

Thursday

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From this reading Thursday is my night.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Would you like to come?

turns

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From this reading We take it in turns.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We take it in turns.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would you like to come?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”

youth

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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”