Chapter I
“You hear me, Saxon? Come on along. What if it is the Bricklayers? I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you. The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
The Valley of the Moon
Chapter I
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“You
hear
me,
Saxon?
Come
on
along.
What
if
it
is
the
Bricklayers?
I'll
have
gentlemen
friends
there,
and
so'll
you.
The
Al
Vista
band'll
be
along,
an'
you
know
it
plays
heavenly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“You
hear
me,
Saxon?
Line 2
Come
on
along.
/come ɑːn əˈlɔːŋ/
Line 3
What
if
it
is
the
Bricklayers?
Line 4
I'll
have
gentlemen
friends
there,
and
so'll
you.
Line 5
The
Al
Vista
band'll
be
along,
an'
you
know
it
plays
heavenly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come on along.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on along.”
Gentlemen
noun
US /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You hear me, Saxon?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.”
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Al
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From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come on along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
band'll
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From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
Bricklayers
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From this reading What if it is the Bricklayers?
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on along.
friends
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From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You hear me, Saxon?
heavenly
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From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
I'll
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From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if it is the Bricklayers?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What if it is the Bricklayers?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What if it is the Bricklayers?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You hear me, Saxon?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on along.
plays
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From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
Saxon
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From this reading “You hear me, Saxon?
so'll
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From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What if it is the Bricklayers?
there
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From this reading I'll have gentlemen friends there, and so'll you.
Vista
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From this reading The Al Vista band'll be along, an' you know it plays heavenly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if it is the Bricklayers?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hear me, Saxon?