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Aladdin & Co.: A Romance of Yankee Magic

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.
"We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.
"This piece of property will be gone befo' night!
All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.
We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.
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Aladdin & Co.: A Romance of Yankee Magic

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Aladdin & Co.: A Romance of Yankee Magic is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.
Line 2
"We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.
/wiː mʌst ækt ənd ækt æt wʌns sed ðə ˈkæptən hɪz vɔɪs ˈθrɪlɪŋ wɪð ɪnˈtensəti/
Line 3
"This piece of property will be gone befo' night!
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All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.
Line 5
We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

Learner Dictionary

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

Aboard adverb US /əˈbɔːrd/

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading “I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.”

intensity noun US /ɪnˈtensəti/

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

From this reading “"We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.”

Jolly adjective US /ˈdʒɑːli/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading “I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.”

ninety adjective US /ˈnaɪnti/

being ten more than eighty

From this reading “All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.”

paltry adjective US /ˈpɔːltri/

not worth considering

From this reading “All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.”

thrilling adjective US /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading “"We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.”

Unfurl verb US /ənˈfɜːrl/

unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

From this reading “I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.”

value noun US /ˈvæljuː/

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading “All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.”

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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 All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

AboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

befo

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From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

dolla's

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

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

ninetyadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnti/

being ten more than eighty

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

ouah

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

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

paltryadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːltri/

not worth considering

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

piecenounUS /piːs/

a separate part of a whole

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

platverb

make a plat of

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

Roger

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

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

takesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading We can plat it, and within ten days we may have ouah money back.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

UnfurlverbUS /ənˈfɜːrl/

unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I Go Aboard and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "This piece of property will be gone befo' night!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "We must act, and act at once!" said the Captain, his voice thrilling with intensity.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading All it takes is a paltry three thousand dolla's, and within ninety days--no man can say what its value will be.

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