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Ben's Nugget

Chapter XXIX

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A WEDDING RECEPTION.
Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.
He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.
In that event all was not lost.
It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Ben's Nugget

Chapter XXIX

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

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A WEDDING RECEPTION.
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Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.
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He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.
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In that event all was not lost.
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It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

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 “He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.”

Folly noun US /ˈfɑːli/

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading “Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.”

Obtain verb US /əbˈteɪn/

to get something, especially through effort

From this reading “He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.”

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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 A WEDDING RECEPTION.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

all

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From this reading In that event all was not lost.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

arousing

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From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

assist

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

Campbell

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From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

concluded

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

cursed

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From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

early

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From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

event

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From this reading In that event all was not lost.

Florence

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

hold

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

hostility

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From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

Jones

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From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

latter

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

lost

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From this reading In that event all was not lost.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

matters

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From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

necessary

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From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In that event all was not lost.

obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/

to get something, especially through effort

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

Orton

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From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

paid

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

possible

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From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

ready

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

RECEPTION

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From this reading A WEDDING RECEPTION.

released

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

satisfactorily

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From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

see

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From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Orton Campbell cursed his folly in arousing the hostility of Jones.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading In that event all was not lost.

WEDDING

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From this reading A WEDDING RECEPTION.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was necessary to see Jones as early as possible and make matters right with him.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He concluded that the latter had released Florence in order to obtain a hold upon him, and would be ready to assist him again if satisfactorily paid.