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Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter IX

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A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.
Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:
"Some one to see you, Master Dick."
"Who is it?"
"Henry Darby."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter IX

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.
Line 2
Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:
Line 3
"Some one to see you, Master Dick."
Line 4
"Who is it?"
/huː ɪz ɪt/
Line 5
"Henry Darby."

Learner Dictionary

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

Dick noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.”

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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 CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

adventures

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

announced

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

arrival

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

automobile

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

big

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

CIRCUS

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

COMES

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

crowded

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

Darby

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From this reading "Henry Darby."

days

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

Dick

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

evening

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

father

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

few

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

finished

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

friends

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

Henry

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From this reading "Henry Darby."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

home

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

including

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Who is it?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Who is it?"

just

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

later

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

Master

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From this reading "Some one to see you, Master Dick."

much

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

possible

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

see

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From this reading "Some one to see you, Master Dick."

servant

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

sight-seeing

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

Some

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From this reading "Some one to see you, Master Dick."

stay

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

swindler

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

telling

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

TOWN

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From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

various

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From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Dick and his friends went home in the big automobile a few days later, having crowded into their stay as much sight-seeing as was possible.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Who is it?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dick had just finished telling his father, the evening of his arrival, of his various adventures, including the one with the swindler, when the servant announced:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Some one to see you, Master Dick."