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Chapter VIII
IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer. "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more." "I didn't expect any more than that," I replied. "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “"I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
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From this reading "I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
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From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
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From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
to think that something will happen
From this reading "I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
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From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
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From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't expect any more than that," I replied.
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From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
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From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If it will pay my board for a time, I shall be satisfied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
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From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
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From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
at the time that
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES TO WORK, AND MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When Clinch finds that you are worth more than three dollars a week, he will give you more."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Everything depends upon yourself now, Phil," said Captain Davis, as we walked back to the steamer.
