Five Thousand an Hour

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

COURTNEY, WASHER AND OTHERS SIT IN A LITTLE GAME Morton Washer, having acquired a substantial jack-pot with the aid of four hearts and little casino, boastfully displayed the winning hand.

"Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

"There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

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Five Thousand an Hour George Randolph Chester

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Five Thousand an Hour is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS. COURTNEY, WASHER AND OTHERS SIT IN A LITTLE GAME Morton Washer, having acquired a substantial jack-pot with the aid of four hearts and little casino, boastfully displayed the winning hand. "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you." Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips. "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

Five Thousand an Hour

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Five Thousand an Hour is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

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COURTNEY, WASHER AND OTHERS SIT IN A LITTLE GAME Morton Washer, having acquired a substantial jack-pot with the aid of four hearts and little casino, boastfully displayed the winning hand.

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"Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

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Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

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"There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

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casino noun US /kəˈsiːnoʊ/

a public building for gambling and entertainment

From this reading “COURTNEY, WASHER AND OTHERS SIT IN A LITTLE GAME Morton Washer, having acquired a substantial jack-pot with the aid of four hearts and little casino, boastfully displayed the winning hand.”

chips noun US /tʃɪps/

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading “Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.”

dived verb US /daɪvd/

past form of “dive” — drop steeply

From this reading “Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.”

poker noun US /ˈpoʊkər/

fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

From this reading “"Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."”

ruefully adverb US /ˈruːfəli/

in a rueful manner

From this reading “Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.”

stack noun US /stæk/

an orderly pile

From this reading “Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.”

washer noun US /ˈwɑːʃər/

someone who washes things for a living

wins noun US /wɪnz/

plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)

From this reading “"There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."”

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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 COURTNEY, WASHER AND OTHERS SIT IN A LITTLE GAME Morton Washer, having acquired a substantial jack-pot with the aid of four hearts and little casino, boastfully displayed the winning hand.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/

gotten through environmental forces

aidnounUS /eɪd/

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

boastfullyadverb

in a boastful manner

boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

casinonounUS /kəˈsiːnoʊ/

a public building for gambling and entertainment

cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

COLONELnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

COURTNEY

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displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

divedverbUS /daɪvd/

past form of “dive” — drop steeply

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

drylyadverbUS /ˈdraɪli/

in a dry laconic manner

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

fourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

GAMEnounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

growverbUS /ɡroʊ/

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

he's

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From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

I'll

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From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

jack-pot

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keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

MESSRS

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From this reading IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

Mort

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From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

OTHERS

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pokernounUS /ˈpoʊkər/

fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

ruefullyadverbUS /ˈruːfəli/

in a rueful manner

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

SITverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

SometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

stacknounUS /stæk/

an orderly pile

From this reading Courtney, keeping the bank, dived ruefully into the box for his fourth stack of chips.

substantialadjectiveUS /səbˈstænʃəl/

of considerable importance, size, or worth

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

There's

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

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

WASHERnounUS /ˈwɑːʃər/

someone who washes things for a living

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE COLONEL, MESSRS.

winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/

having won

winsnounUS /wɪnz/

plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)

From this reading "There's one thing I must say about Mort," he dryly observed: "he's cheerful when he wins."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Sometime, when you fellows grow up," he kindly offered, "I'll sit down to a real game of poker with you."

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