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Michael, Brother of Jerry
Michael, Brother of Jerry

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.
"And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.
"If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.
He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.
And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.
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Michael, Brother of Jerry

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of Michael, Brother of Jerry is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.
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"And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.
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"If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.
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He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.
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And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

Learner Dictionary

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

arithmetic noun US /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/

the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

From this reading “He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.”

Collins noun US /ˈkɑːlɪnz/

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading “"And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.”

finish verb US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading “He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.”

insure verb US /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

From this reading “And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.”

Jacob noun US /ˈdʒeɪkəb/

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading “And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.”

Michael noun US /ˈmaɪkəl/

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading “And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.”

refuse verb US /rəˈfjuːz/

show unwillingness towards

From this reading “"If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.”

ultimately adverb US /ˈʌltəmətli/

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading “And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.”

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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 He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

arithmeticnounUS /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/

the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

dognounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

don't

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

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

finishverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

He'll

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

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

he's

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

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

Henderson

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

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

I'm

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

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

insureverbUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

MichaelnounUS /ˈmaɪkəl/

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/

show unwillingness towards

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

skinnounUS /skɪn/

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "If you don't refuse five thousand for him before six months, I don't know anything about the show game.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And so Michael was ultimately sold to one Jacob Henderson for two thousand dollars.

won't

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

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And I'm giving him away to you at that," said Collins.

you'll

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

From this reading And if you don't insure him for fifty thousand as soon as he's made good you'll be a fool.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading He'll skin that last arithmetic dog of yours to a finish and you won't have to show yourself and work every minute of the turn.

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