Chapter X
“Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.” “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said. “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.” “You’re cock-eyed.” “On wine?”
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Chapter X
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“Well,”
I
said,
“the
saloon
must
go.”
“You’re
right
there,
old
classmate,”
Bill
said.
“The
saloon
must
go,
and
I
will
take
it
with
me.”
“You’re
cock-eyed.”
“On
wine?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,”
I
said,
“the
saloon
must
go.”
Line 2
“You’re
right
there,
old
classmate,”
Bill
said.
Line 3
“The
saloon
must
go,
and
I
will
take
it
with
me.”
Line 4
“You’re
cock-eyed.”
Line 5
“On
wine?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.””
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.”
Bill
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From this reading “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.
classmate
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From this reading “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.
cock-eyed
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From this reading “You’re cock-eyed.”
go
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From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
old
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From this reading “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On wine?”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.
said
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From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
saloon
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From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
there
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From this reading “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” I said, “the saloon must go.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.”
wine
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From this reading “On wine?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The saloon must go, and I will take it with me.”
You're
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From this reading “You’re right there, old classmate,” Bill said.