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Chapter XII

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DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.
"Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.
"Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"
"I said I was going to keep the money for you.
Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.
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Chapter XII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.
Line 2
"Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.
Line 3
"Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"
Line 4
"I said I was going to keep the money for you.
Line 5
Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.”

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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 "Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"

accomplishment

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From this reading "Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

Angy

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

away

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

better

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From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

conqueror

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

demanded

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

dollars

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From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

DORNWOOD

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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.

DORY

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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

going

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From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

keep

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From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

kicked

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

legs

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

mean

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

money

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From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

nature

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From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

RESORTS

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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.

rob

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

said

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From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

Squillipod

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From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

STRATEGY

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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.

Sunday-school

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From this reading "Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Is this a Sunday-school accomplishment?"

thousand

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From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading DORY DORNWOOD RESORTS TO STRATEGY.

two

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From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

usual

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From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "I said I was going to keep the money for you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Besides, as I said before, it is better to have two thousand dollars than one thousand," replied Dory, with his usual good nature.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Do you mean to rob me, Squillipod?" demanded Angy, and he kicked away at the legs of his conqueror.