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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 So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
abandon
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
Ah
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the meantime, Ah Chun hired out as cook.
assured
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
became
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
best
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
blackbird
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
brigs
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
called
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
career
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
chef
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From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
Chun
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
contract
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
cook
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From this reading In the meantime, Ah Chun hired out as cook.
Dantin
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
dollars
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
due
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
employer
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
fifty
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
firm
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
ginseng
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
given
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
going
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
guano
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
handled
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
highest-paid
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From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
hired
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From this reading In the meantime, Ah Chun hired out as cook.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
Honolulu
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From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
importing
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
India
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
invested
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
islands
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
knew
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
knowing
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime, Ah Chun hired out as cook.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
out
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From this reading In the meantime, Ah Chun hired out as cook.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
own
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
partnership
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
present
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
savings
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
silks
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
small
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
store
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
term
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
three
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From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
triple-fool
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From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
ultimately
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From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
up
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading His career was assured, and he was a fool to abandon it, as Dantin, his employer, told him; but Ah Chun knew his own mind best, and for knowing it was called a triple-fool and given a present of fifty dollars over and above the wages due him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The firm ultimately became the great one of "Ah Chun and Ah Yung," which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands and blackbird brigs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
years
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From this reading He was a good cook, and in three years he was the highest-paid chef in Honolulu.
Yung
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From this reading So, when his term of contract was up, Ah Chun invested his savings in a small importing store, going into partnership with one, Ah Yung.
