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Rimrock Jones
Rimrock Jones

Chapter XVIII

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NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.
With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.
There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.
And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.
A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rimrock Jones

Chapter XVIII

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

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NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.
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With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.
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There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.
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And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.
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A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

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 “NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.”

Hailed noun US /hailed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.”

Whereas conjunction US /weˈræz/

in contrast with the fact that

From this reading “There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.”

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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 With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

accomplish

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

act

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

aim

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

all

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

always

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

bell-hops

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

big

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

black

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

break

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

bureau

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

coat

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

cowboy

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

Croesus

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

distinguished

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

dollars

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

down

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

dramatic

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

especially

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

featured

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

fed

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

five-dollar

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

flattery

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

given

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

gives

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

hailednounUS /hailed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

hardly

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

hat

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

heralded

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

hundred

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

Jones

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

known

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

less

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

loaded

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

man

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

millionaire

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

miracles

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

money

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

more

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

much

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

multi-millionaire

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

now

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

others

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

people

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

pistol

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

pretentious

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

prints

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

prodigal

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

prospector

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

public

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

publicity

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

real

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

return

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

Rimrock

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

sombrero

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

some

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

spectacular

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

then

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

There

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

thousand

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

tips

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

turned

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

two

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

ultimate

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

undoing

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

unwittingly

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

up

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

victims

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

visit

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.

ways

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From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

wearing

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

wears

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

Western

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From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/

in contrast with the fact that

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And then there are still others who, fed up with flattery and featured in a hundred ways, are all unwittingly the victims of a publicity bureau whose aim is their ultimate undoing.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With two thousand dollars and a big black hat he had passed for a Western millionaire; now, still wearing the hat but loaded down with real money, he returned and was hailed as a Croesus.

world

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From this reading There are always some people in public life whose least act is heralded to the world; whereas others, much more distinguished but less given to publicity, accomplish miracles and are hardly known.

year

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From this reading A real Western cowboy with a pistol under his coat, a prospector turned multi-millionaire in a year, such a man--especially if he wears a sombrero and gives five-dollar tips to the bell-hops--is sure to break into the prints.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK Rimrock Jones' return to New York was as dramatic and spectacular as his first visit had been pretentious and prodigal.