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Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter XVIII

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UNCLE EZRA'S VISIT.
But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.
He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.
The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.
But Grit was fearless.
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Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
UNCLE EZRA'S VISIT.
Line 2
But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.
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He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.
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The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.
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But Grit was fearless.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.”

Complete noun US /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

beat

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

cloth

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

completenounUS /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

dog

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

dropped

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

EZRA'S

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From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S VISIT.

faster

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

fearless

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From this reading But Grit was fearless.

fleeing

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

Grit

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From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

individuals

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

intentions

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From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

kept

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

lagging

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

large

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

man

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

off

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

other

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

piece

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

ragged

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

revenge

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From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

runner

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

Simon

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From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

Simon's

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

torn

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

trousers

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

turned

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.

two

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From this reading He dropped the large piece of cloth he had torn from Simon's trousers and kept on after the two other fleeing individuals.

UNCLE

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From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S VISIT.

VISIT

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From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S VISIT.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

wasting

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From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But Grit had no intentions of wasting time on Simon when his revenge was not complete.

youth

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From this reading The ragged youth was the faster runner, and the man, lagging behind, turned as if to beat off the dog.