Chapter IV
I could get out of here if I wanted to. I'm not so feeble as some might think. But I don't let on. I have too good a time. Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
The Turtles of Tasman
Chapter IV
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I
could
get
out
of
here
if
I
wanted
to.
I'm
not
so
feeble
as
some
might
think.
But
I
don't
let
on.
I
have
too
good
a
time.
Besides,
everything
would
run
down
if
I
went
away.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
could
get
out
of
here
if
I
wanted
to.
Line 2
I'm
not
so
feeble
as
some
might
think.
Line 3
But
I
don't
let
on.
Line 4
I
have
too
good
a
time.
Line 5
Besides,
everything
would
run
down
if
I
went
away.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could get out of here if I wanted to.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have too good a time.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have too good a time.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could get out of here if I wanted to.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But I don't let on.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I'm not so feeble as some might think.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm not so feeble as some might think.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have too good a time.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
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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 I have too good a time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
away
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From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't let on.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
don't
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From this reading But I don't let on.
down
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From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
feeble
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From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
get
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From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have too good a time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have too good a time.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But I don't let on.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I don't let on.
out
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From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
run
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From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
some
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From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have too good a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
too
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From this reading I have too good a time.
wanted
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From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.