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Chapter XXVII

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AMONG THE RUINS.
Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.
There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.
He might sell that also; but who would buy it?
Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Country Luck

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AMONG THE RUINS.
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Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.
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There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.
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He might sell that also; but who would buy it?
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Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.”

AMONG preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “AMONG THE RUINS.”

Amount verb US /əˈmaʊnt/

to reach or total a particular quantity or value

From this reading “There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.”

Disgrace noun US /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

shame caused by unacceptable behaviour

From this reading “Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “He might sell that also; but who would buy it?”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

admit

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

all

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

also

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From this reading He might sell that also; but who would buy it?

altered

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading AMONG THE RUINS.

amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/

to reach or total a particular quantity or value

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

anew

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

any

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

Bay

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

begin

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

best

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

bit

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

business

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

buy

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From this reading He might sell that also; but who would buy it?

cash

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

city

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

cursed

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

day

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

shame caused by unacceptable behaviour

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

distinct

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

dollars

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

dust

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

estate

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

feet

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

forever

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

fortunes

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

Haynton

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

impression

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

interest

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

invested

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

knew

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

known

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

like

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

likely

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

lose

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

Marge

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He might sell that also; but who would buy it?

money

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

much

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

nearly

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

needed

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

New

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

once

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

only

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

other

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

owners

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

Phil

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

place

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

property

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

put

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

rather

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

reached

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

real

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

return

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

RUINS

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From this reading AMONG THE RUINS.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

sell

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From this reading He might sell that also; but who would buy it?

shake

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

single

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

some

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AMONG THE RUINS.

There

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

thousand

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

Tramlay

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From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

turn

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

two

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

unknown

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He might sell that also; but who would buy it?

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nobody knew much about it but the other owners; of these, two were Tramlay and Phil, to neither of whom would he admit that he needed money: he would rather lose all he had invested.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.

years

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From this reading There was his interest in the Haynton Bay property, to be sure, but he cursed the day he had ever put nearly two thousand dollars into property which at best would not be likely to return any amount of cash for years to come.

York

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From this reading Mr. Marge reached New York with only the distinct impression that he would like at once to turn his single bit of real estate into cash, shake the dust of the city from his feet forever, and begin life and business anew at some place where he was not known, and where the disgrace--as it seemed to him--of his altered fortunes would be unknown to any one.