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The Faith of Men
The Faith of Men

Chapter X

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"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.
It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.
Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.
You move right in, and I'll see you later.
Don't forget the sody-bottle window."
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The Faith of Men

Chapter X

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.
Line 2
It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.
Line 3
Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.
Line 4
You move right in, and I'll see you later.
Line 5
Don't forget the sody-bottle window."

Learner Dictionary

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

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.”

All words in this reading · 41

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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 "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

ain't

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From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

cabin

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From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

Carlo

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From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

charge

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From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

cheap

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From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

corner

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From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

day

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From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

Don't

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From this reading Don't forget the sody-bottle window."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

forget

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From this reading Don't forget the sody-bottle window."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

got

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From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

I'll

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From this reading You move right in, and I'll see you later.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading You move right in, and I'll see you later.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

later

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You move right in, and I'll see you later.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

money

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From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

Monte

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From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

move

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From this reading You move right in, and I'll see you later.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It ain't mine, but I've got charge of it.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

Rents

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

second

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From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You move right in, and I'll see you later.

sody-bottle

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From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

ten

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From this reading Rents for ten a day and cheap for the money.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

window

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "There's a cabin right around the second corner from the Monte Carlo," he told him--"the one with the sody-bottle window.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You move right in, and I'll see you later.