Chapter XI
“I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her. He threw up his arms. “Oh well, go on. I'll listen as well as I can.” He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
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Chapter XI
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“I'll
have
one,
too,”
she
said,
with
a
motion
toward
the
decanter
next
her.
He
threw
up
his
arms.
“Oh
well,
go
on.
I'll
listen
as
well
as
I
can.”
He
sank
down
in
his
chair
and
stretched
his
little
feet
out
toward
the
fire.
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Line 1
“I'll
have
one,
too,”
she
said,
with
a
motion
toward
the
decanter
next
her.
Line 2
He
threw
up
his
arms.
Line 3
“Oh
well,
go
on.
Line 4
I'll
listen
as
well
as
I
can.”
Line 5
He
sank
down
in
his
chair
and
stretched
his
little
feet
out
toward
the
fire.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading ““I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh well, go on.”
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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 “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
arms
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From this reading He threw up his arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll listen as well as I can.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I'll listen as well as I can.”
chair
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From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
decanter
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down
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feet
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fire
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From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
go
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From this reading “Oh well, go on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw up his arms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He threw up his arms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll listen as well as I can.”
I'll
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From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
listen
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From this reading I'll listen as well as I can.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
motion
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From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh well, go on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh well, go on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
out
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From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
said
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From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
sank
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From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
stretched
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From this reading He sank down in his chair and stretched his little feet out toward the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
threw
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From this reading He threw up his arms.
too
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From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.
up
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From this reading He threw up his arms.
well
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From this reading “Oh well, go on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I'll have one, too,” she said, with a motion toward the decanter next her.