Chapter X
E.B.B. May I see the first act first? Let me!--And you walk? Mr. Horne's address is Hill Side, Fitzroy Park, Highgate. There is no reason against Saturday so far.
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E.B.B.
May
I
see
the
first
act
first?
Let
me!--And
you
walk?
Mr.
Horne's
address
is
Hill
Side,
Fitzroy
Park,
Highgate.
There
is
no
reason
against
Saturday
so
far.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1
Chapter X
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
E.B.B.
Line 2
May
I
see
the
first
act
first?
Line 3
Let
me!--And
you
walk?
Line 4
Mr.
Horne's
address
is
Hill
Side,
Fitzroy
Park,
Highgate.
Line 5
There
is
no
reason
against
Saturday
so
far.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “There is no reason against Saturday so far.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I see the first act first?”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me!--And you walk?”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I see the first act first?”
All words in this reading · 29
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act
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address
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There is no reason against Saturday so far.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me!--And you walk?
B
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E
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far
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I see the first act first?
Fitzroy
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Highgate
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Hill
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Horne's
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I see the first act first?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Horne's address is Hill Side, Fitzroy Park, Highgate.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me!--And you walk?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I see the first act first?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me!--And you walk?
Mr
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no reason against Saturday so far.
Park
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reason
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Saturday
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see
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Side
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no reason against Saturday so far.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May I see the first act first?
There
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walk
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me!--And you walk?