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From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
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From this reading AT SEA, 18--.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
alikeadverbUS /əˈlaɪk/
equally
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT SEA, 18--.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
BraveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
CHING-FOO
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From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
employernounUS /emˈplɔɪər/
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
FreeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
getsnounUS /ɡets/
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
HomenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
LandnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
SEAnounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading AT SEA, 18--.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
sumnounUS /sʌm/
a quantity of money
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading My passage in the ship is a very large sum--indeed, it is a fortune--and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know--twenty times as much as one gets in China.
