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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4

Chapter IV

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"Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.
"Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.
I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.
But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!
Dat iss what I say.
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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4

Chapter IV

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.
Line 2
"Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.
Line 3
I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.
Line 4
But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!
Line 5
Dat iss what I say.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.”

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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 "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

all

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

arrangement

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From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

bersonal

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From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

contritely

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From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

cot

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

cuilty

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

Dat

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From this reading Dat iss what I say.

efen

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

fife

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

find

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

findt

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

Fulkerson

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From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

gabidal

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

goodt

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

gorrubt

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

got

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From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

hass

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

iss

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From this reading Dat iss what I say.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

man

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From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

March

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From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

meant

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

From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

men

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

millions

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

money

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

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

noting

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

From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

old

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

From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

passion

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

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

ploodt

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

rich

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

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

rose

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

said

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

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

sawry

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From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

say

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From this reading Dat iss what I say.

smell

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

sort

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

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

tears

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

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

ten

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Oh, I am sawry," said the old man, contritely, "I meant noting bersonal.

there

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

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

tink

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

togeder

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

ton't

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From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

twenty

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I ton't tink we are all cuilty or gorrubt, and efen among the rich there are goodt men.

we've

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From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Dat iss what I say.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

years

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From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, we've got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said Fulkerson.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But gabidal"--his passion rose again--"where you find gabidal, millions of money that a man hass cot togeder in fife, ten, twenty years, you findt the smell of tears and ploodt!