Chapter XII
The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat. "Get busy, Abe. Can take your own things along in a suit-case. I don't look, see? I'm looking out duds for you.
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Chapter XII
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The
words
were
a
command,
and
the
boy,
much
embarrassed,
began
to
take
off
his
coat.
"Get
busy,
Abe.
Can
take
your
own
things
along
in
a
suit-case.
I
don't
look,
see?
I'm
looking
out
duds
for
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
The
words
were
a
command,
and
the
boy,
much
embarrassed,
began
to
take
off
his
coat.
Line 2
"Get
busy,
Abe.
Line 3
Can
take
your
own
things
along
in
a
suit-case.
Line 4
I
don't
look,
see?
Line 5
I'm
looking
out
duds
for
you.
Learner Dictionary
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Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Can take your own things along in a suit-case.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't look, see?”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.”
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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 The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
Abe
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From this reading "Get busy, Abe.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
boy
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
busy
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From this reading "Get busy, Abe.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.
coat
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
command
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
don't
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From this reading I don't look, see?
duds
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From this reading I'm looking out duds for you.
embarrassed
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm looking out duds for you.
Get
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From this reading "Get busy, Abe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't look, see?
I'm
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From this reading I'm looking out duds for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't look, see?
looking
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From this reading I'm looking out duds for you.
much
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
off
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
out
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From this reading I'm looking out duds for you.
own
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From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.
see
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From this reading I don't look, see?
suit-case
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From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
things
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From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
words
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From this reading The words were a command, and the boy, much embarrassed, began to take off his coat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm looking out duds for you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can take your own things along in a suit-case.