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Mr. Prohack
Mr. Prohack

Chapter II

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THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.
Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.
He had made his money "out of the war."
And Silas was an Englishman.
While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Prohack

Chapter II

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.
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Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.
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He had made his money "out of the war."
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And Silas was an Englishman.
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While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.”

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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 Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

Americans

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading And Silas was an Englishman.

anarchy

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From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And Silas was an Englishman.

Angmering

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From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

called

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From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

disguised

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From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

Englishman

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From this reading And Silas was an Englishman.

Englishmen

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

evidently

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From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

eyesight

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

fortunes

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

gained

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

given

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had made his money "out of the war."

health

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

immense

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From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

later

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

LAW

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From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

limbs

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

lives

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

made

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From this reading He had made his money "out of the war."

money

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From this reading He had made his money "out of the war."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had made his money "out of the war."

out

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From this reading He had made his money "out of the war."

profiteer

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From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

riches

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

sanity

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

Silas

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From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

tone

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From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

tranquil

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From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.

up

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From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

war

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From this reading He had made his money "out of the war."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And Silas was an Englishman.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Silas Angmering had evidently been what is called a profiteer.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While Englishmen, and--later--Americans, had given up lives, sanity, fortunes, limbs, eyesight, health, Silas had gained riches.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading THE LAW His tranquil tone disguised the immense anarchy within.