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How It All Came Round
How It All Came Round

Chapter XXI

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WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?
Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.
Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.
He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.
Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.
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How It All Came Round

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?
Line 2
Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.
Line 3
Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.
Line 4
He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.
Line 5
Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

Learner Dictionary

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

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

angry

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

bride

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

CARES

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From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

cause

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

Charlotte's

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From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

chum

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

college

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

coming

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

considered

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From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

felt

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

friend

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

greatest

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

heard

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

Hinton

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

Hinton's

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

inconvenience

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

Jasper

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From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

knew

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

many

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

MONEY

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From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

often

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

perhaps

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

personal

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

promised

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

refused

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

see

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

some

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

thoroughly

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From this reading Hinton felt thoroughly angry; perhaps he had some cause.

times

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

town

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

Uncle

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From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.

up

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

VANISHED

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From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

Webster

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From this reading Webster, his college chum, his greatest friend, was coming up to town.

well

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From this reading He had heard many times and often of Hinton's promised bride, and he was coming to town, Hinton knew well at some personal inconvenience, to see her, and she refused to see him.

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading WHERE HAD THE MONEY CARES VANISHED TO?

whim

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From this reading Hinton, as well as Uncle Jasper, considered it a whim of Charlotte's.