Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Ingersollia is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
162. Money by Work How do you get your money? By work. Where from? You have got to dig it out of the ground.
Ingersollia
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Ingersollia is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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162.
Money
by
Work
How
do
you
get
your
money?
By
work.
Where
from?
You
have
got
to
dig
it
out
of
the
ground.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Ingersollia
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Ingersollia is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
162.
Line 2
Money
by
Work
How
do
you
get
your
money?
Line 3
By
work.
/baɪ wɜːrk/
Line 4
Where
from?
/wer frʌm/
Line 5
You
have
got
to
dig
it
out
of
the
ground.
/juː hæv ɡɑːt tuː dɪɡ ɪt aʊt ʌv ðə ɡraʊnd/
Learner Dictionary
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dig
verb
US /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “You have got to dig it out of the ground.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Money by Work How do you get your money?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You have got to dig it out of the ground.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “You have got to dig it out of the ground.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have got to dig it out of the ground.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Money by Work How do you get your money?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Money by Work How do you get your money?”
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162
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 162.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where from?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have got to dig it out of the ground.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where from?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Money by Work How do you get your money?
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