Chapter VIII
“And I am not to come?” “No,” said the lady. “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells? It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.” “It can’t be helped.
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Chapter VIII
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“And
I
am
not
to
come?”
“No,”
said
the
lady.
“But
surely,
ma’am,”
he
pleaded,
“I
may
come
as
far
as
Tunbridge
Wells?
It’s
hard
on
a
man
to
train
a
cove
for
a
fight
and
then
to
leave
him.”
“It
can’t
be
helped.
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Line 1
“And
I
am
not
to
come?”
/ənd aɪ æm nɑːt tuː come/
Line 2
“No,”
said
the
lady.
Line 3
“But
surely,
ma’am,”
he
pleaded,
“I
may
come
as
far
as
Tunbridge
Wells?
Line 4
It’s
hard
on
a
man
to
train
a
cove
for
a
fight
and
then
to
leave
him.”
Line 5
“It
can’t
be
helped.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And I am not to come?””
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?”
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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 It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “And I am not to come?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I am not to come?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It can’t be helped.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
can't
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From this reading “It can’t be helped.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I am not to come?”
cove
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
far
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From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
fight
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
hard
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
helped
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From this reading “It can’t be helped.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I am not to come?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It can’t be helped.
It's
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
lady
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From this reading “No,” said the lady.
leave
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
ma'am
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From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
man
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the lady.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And I am not to come?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
pleaded
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From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
said
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From this reading “No,” said the lady.
surely
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From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No,” said the lady.
then
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And I am not to come?”
train
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From this reading It’s hard on a man to train a cove for a fight and then to leave him.”
Tunbridge
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From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?
Wells
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From this reading “But surely, ma’am,” he pleaded, “I may come as far as Tunbridge Wells?