Chapter IX
"I don't think so." "You wouldn't, probably. He was just a fellow about town who spent money. He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though. Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
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Chapter IX
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"I
don't
think
so."
"You
wouldn't,
probably.
He
was
just
a
fellow
about
town
who
spent
money.
He
wasn't
one
of
the
_forestieri_,
though.
Had
connections
here
and
owned
a
fine
old
place
over
on
Staten
Island.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
think
so."
Line 2
"You
wouldn't,
probably.
Line 3
He
was
just
a
fellow
about
town
who
spent
money.
Line 4
He
wasn't
one
of
the
_forestieri_,
though.
Line 5
Had
connections
here
and
owned
a
fine
old
place
over
on
Staten
Island.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He was just a fellow about town who spent money.”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't think so."”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.”
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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 He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
connections
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From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
don't
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From this reading "I don't think so."
fellow
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From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
forestieri
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From this reading He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think so."
Island
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From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
just
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From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
money
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From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.
old
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From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
owned
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From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
place
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From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
probably
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From this reading "You wouldn't, probably.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't think so."
spent
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From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
Staten
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From this reading Had connections here and owned a fine old place over on Staten Island.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think so."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.
town
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From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
wasn't
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From this reading He wasn't one of the _forestieri_, though.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was just a fellow about town who spent money.
wouldn't
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From this reading "You wouldn't, probably.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wouldn't, probably.