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The Three Just Men
The Three Just Men

Chapter XII

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“I understand all right,” she said.
“Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
This place is getting on my nerves already.”
“To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
I myself will accompany you.”
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The Three Just Men

Chapter XII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I understand all right,” she said.
Line 2
“Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?
Line 3
This place is getting on my nerves already.”
Line 4
“To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.
Line 5
I myself will accompany you.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This place is getting on my nerves already.””

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I myself will accompany you.””

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I understand all right,” she said.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ““To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I understand all right,” she said.”

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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 “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

accompany

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From this reading I myself will accompany you.”

all

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From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

exercise

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

getting

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From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

going

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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

lady

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From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

Listen

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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

lovely

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From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I myself will accompany you.”

nerves

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From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

Oberzohn

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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

out

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From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

place

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This place is getting on my nerves already.”

To-night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I understand all right,” she said.

walk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “Listen, Oberzohn: when am I going out for a walk?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I myself will accompany you.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “To-night you shall have exercise with the lovely lady.