Chapter XXIII
Making Good
Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day. “Result of hustling,” he wrote. “Spend freely. There’ll be more coming presently.” Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
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Chapter XXIII · Making Good
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Bob
sent
dad
a
modest-sized
check
the
next
day.
“Result
of
hustling,”
he
wrote.
“Spend
freely.
There’ll
be
more
coming
presently.”
Then
Bob
went
down
on
the
narrow
road
that
isn’t
straight,
but
that
has
a
crook
in
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Bob
sent
dad
a
modest-sized
check
the
next
day.
Line 2
“Result
of
hustling,”
he
wrote.
Line 3
“Spend
freely.
Line 4
There’ll
be
more
coming
presently.”
Line 5
Then
Bob
went
down
on
the
narrow
road
that
isn’t
straight,
but
that
has
a
crook
in
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.”
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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 Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
Bob
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From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
check
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From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
coming
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From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
crook
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
dad
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From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
day
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From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
down
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
freely
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From this reading “Spend freely.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
hustling
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From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
isn't
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
modest-sized
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From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
more
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From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
narrow
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
presently
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From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
Result
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From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
road
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
sent
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From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
Spend
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From this reading “Spend freely.
straight
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
Then
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From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
There'll
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From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
wrote
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From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.