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Ben's Nugget

Chapter XXV

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WALKING INTO A TRAP.
The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
He had all the more need of her.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ben's Nugget

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WALKING INTO A TRAP.
Line 2
The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
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What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
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He had all the more need of her.

Learner Dictionary

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

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had all the more need of her.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.”

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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 WALKING INTO A TRAP.

all

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From this reading He had all the more need of her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

comfort

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

Dewey

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

Florence

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had all the more need of her.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

mattered

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From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?

minister

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

more

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From this reading He had all the more need of her.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had all the more need of her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

patient

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From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

pleasure

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?

rewarded

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From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

Richard

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

see

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

sick

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From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

soon

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

source

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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

TRAP

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From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.

waiting

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From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.

WALKING

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From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?