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Five Thousand an Hour
Five Thousand an Hour

Chapter IV

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IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.
Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.
Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.
On the debit side appeared the following items:
April 22.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Five Thousand an Hour

Chapter IV

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.
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Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.
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Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.
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On the debit side appeared the following items:
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April 22.

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 “IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.”

All words in this reading · 53

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22

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From this reading April 22.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

account

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From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

appeared

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From this reading On the debit side appeared the following items:

April

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From this reading April 22.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

attempt

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

book

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From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

bookkeeping

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

debit

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From this reading On the debit side appeared the following items:

DISPLAYS

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

don't

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

enjoyment

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From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

entries

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From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

examined

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From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

five

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From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

following

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From this reading On the debit side appeared the following items:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

guess

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

inspection

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

items

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From this reading On the debit side appeared the following items:

JOHNNY

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

keen

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From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

Loring

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From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

made

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From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

much

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

observed

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the debit side appeared the following items:

opened

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From this reading Johnny had opened an account with himself and had made five entries.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

passing

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

PROMOTER

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

side

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From this reading On the debit side appeared the following items:

TALENT

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

TRUE

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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER "I don't know much about bookkeeping, but I guess this will do," observed Johnny, passing over his first attempt for inspection.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Loring examined the little book with keen enjoyment.