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Black Diamonds: A Novel
Black Diamonds: A Novel

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Black Diamonds: A Novel is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mór Jókai • Curated US English Learning Edition
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CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.
But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.
There could be too much of even a good thing.
One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.
He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Black Diamonds: A Novel

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Black Diamonds: A Novel is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.
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But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.
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There could be too much of even a good thing.
/ðer kʊd biː tuː mʌtʃ ʌv ˈiːvɪn ə ɡʊd θɪŋ/
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One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.
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He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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crash verb US /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading “CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.”

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grasping noun US /ˈɡræspɪŋ/

understanding with difficulty

From this reading “One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.”

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par noun US /pɑːr/

(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

From this reading “CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.”

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profit noun US /ˈprɑːfət/

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading “One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.”

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quantities noun US /ˈkwɑːntətiz/

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading “He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.”

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recommended verb US /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/

past form of “recommend” — push for something

From this reading “He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.”

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shares noun US /ʃerz/

plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

From this reading “CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.”

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testament noun US /ˈtestəmənt/

a profession of belief

From this reading “CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

sixty thousand adjective + noun

In this reading “One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.”

1,668 times in 225,867 chapters
small quantities adjective + noun counted as “small quantity”

In this reading “He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.”

1,873 times in 225,867 chapters
go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.”

81,876 times in 225,867 chapters
good thing adjective + noun

In this reading “There could be too much of even a good thing.”

12,447 times in 225,867 chapters
sell out verb + adjective

sell or get rid of all one's merchandise

In this reading “He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.”

1,298 times in 225,867 chapters
shares in verb + particle counted as “share in”

In this reading “He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.”

12,434 times in 225,867 chapters
stood at verb + particle

In this reading “CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.”

15,063 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 71

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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 There could be too much of even a good thing.

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actverbUS /ækt/

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

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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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 He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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Bondavara

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From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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crashverbUS /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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Csanta

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From this reading But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.

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CSANTA'S

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From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/

understanding with difficulty

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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guldennoun

the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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higheradjectiveUS /ˈhaɪər/

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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parnounUS /pɑːr/

(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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recommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/

past form of “recommend” — push for something

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/

filled with satisfaction

From this reading But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.

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sellverbUS /sel/

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.

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sharesnounUS /ʃerz/

plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/

being ten more than fifty

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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Spitzhase

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From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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TESTAMENTnounUS /ˈtestəmənt/

a profession of belief

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There could be too much of even a good thing.

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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But Csanta was satisfied to sell at sixty.

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading He thought he would act as Spitzhase had often recommended, and sell out his shares in small quantities until they were all gone.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading CSANTA'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We have now to go back to the Bondavara Company before the crash came, and when the shares stood at sixty over par, and looked as if they would go even higher.

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yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading One should not be too grasping, and sixty thousand gulden is a nice profit in one year.

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    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Black Diamonds: A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in Black Diamonds: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Depths
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Diamonds: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Underground
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Diamonds: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cavern
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Diamonds: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Enough
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Diamonds: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.