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Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter X

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DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
"Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
"I thought you weren't going."
"I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
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Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter X

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Line 2
There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
Line 3
"Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
Line 4
"I thought you weren't going."
Line 5
"I wasn't, but I changed my mind.

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 “DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I wasn't, but I changed my mind.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I thought you weren't going."”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

aboard

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

aisle

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

Bender

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.

car

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

caught

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

changed

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From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.

circus

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From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

Corners

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

crowd

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From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

DICK

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

exclaimed

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

Frank

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

going

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From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

Hamilton

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

HAPPINESS

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

Hello

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I thought you weren't going."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

INVESTS

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

managed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

many

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

out

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

Parkertown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

pulling

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

sight

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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

station

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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

swing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought you weren't going."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

train

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

walking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.

weren't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I thought you weren't going."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I thought you weren't going."