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Ben's Nugget
Ben's Nugget

Chapter XXVIII

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JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL.
"Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.
"You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."
"Orton Campbell in the city?" exclaimed Dewey, apprehensively.
"Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ben's Nugget

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL.
Line 2
"Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.
Line 3
"You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."
Line 4
"Orton Campbell in the city?" exclaimed Dewey, apprehensively.
Line 5
"Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"”

Appearance noun US /ˈappearance/

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

From this reading “"Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.”

Inquired noun US /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading “"Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."”

All words in this reading · 50

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addressed

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From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/

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

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

apprehensively

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From this reading "Orton Campbell in the city?" exclaimed Dewey, apprehensively.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

came

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

CAMPBELL

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From this reading JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL.

CHECKMATES

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From this reading JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL.

city

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From this reading "Orton Campbell in the city?" exclaimed Dewey, apprehensively.

Dewey

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From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

disappearance

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From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

Douglas

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From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

exclaimed

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From this reading "Orton Campbell in the city?" exclaimed Dewey, apprehensively.

favorably

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From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

Francisco

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

impressed

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From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Orton Campbell in the city?" exclaimed Dewey, apprehensively.

inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

JONES

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From this reading JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

man

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From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

Miss

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From this reading "Had he anything to do with the disappearance of Miss Douglas?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

ORTON

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From this reading JONES CHECKMATES ORTON CAMPBELL.

out

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

Richard

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From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

said

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

San

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

say

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

well

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

wouldn't

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From this reading "You wouldn't know if I should tell you," said Jones; "so I may as well say that I came out to San Francisco with Orton Campbell."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Who are you?" inquired Richard Dewey, not favorably impressed by the appearance of the man who addressed him.