Chapter VIII
Bud looked across at him enigmatically. “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million. You go ahead with your tests, Cash. I'll wash the dishes.” “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
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Bud
looked
across
at
him
enigmatically.
“Well,
here's
hoping
she's
worth
a
million.
You
go
ahead
with
your
tests,
Cash.
I'll
wash
the
dishes.”
“Of
course,”
Cash
began
to
conserve
his
enthusiasm,
“there's
nothing
so
sure
as
an
assay.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Bud
looked
across
at
him
enigmatically.
Line 2
“Well,
here's
hoping
she's
worth
a
million.
Line 3
You
go
ahead
with
your
tests,
Cash.
Line 4
I'll
wash
the
dishes.”
Line 5
“Of
course,”
Cash
began
to
conserve
his
enthusiasm,
“there's
nothing
so
sure
as
an
assay.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Bud looked across at him enigmatically.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bud looked across at him enigmatically.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.”
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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 “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bud looked across at him enigmatically.
ahead
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From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
assay
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From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bud looked across at him enigmatically.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
Bud
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From this reading Bud looked across at him enigmatically.
Cash
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From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.
conserve
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From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
dishes
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From this reading I'll wash the dishes.”
enigmatically
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From this reading Bud looked across at him enigmatically.
enthusiasm
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From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
go
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From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.
here's
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From this reading “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bud looked across at him enigmatically.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
hoping
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From this reading “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
I'll
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From this reading I'll wash the dishes.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bud looked across at him enigmatically.
million
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From this reading “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
she's
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From this reading “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
tests
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From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll wash the dishes.”
there's
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From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Of course,” Cash began to conserve his enthusiasm, “there's nothing so sure as an assay.
wash
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From this reading I'll wash the dishes.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.
worth
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From this reading “Well, here's hoping she's worth a million.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You go ahead with your tests, Cash.