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The Jungle

Chapter III

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In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.
Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.
Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.
It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.
Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.
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The Jungle

Chapter III

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.
Line 2
Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.
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Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.
Line 4
It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.
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Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.”

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.”

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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 Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

ability

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From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

acquaintances

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

agreed

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From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

Antanas

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From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

any

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From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

capacity

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

certainty

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

confident

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From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

consultation

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From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

delicatessen

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

Durham

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

effort

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From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

employed

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

employment

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

expressed

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

frequently

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

friends

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

get

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

job

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

Jokubas

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

Jonas

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From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

Jurgis

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From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

man

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

many

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

men

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

old

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From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

out

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

pick

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

policemen

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

some

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

special

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From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

Szedvilas

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

tried

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From this reading Jokubas had never tried it, but he expressed a certainty that he could get some of his friends a job through this man.

unassisted

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From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.

vender

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From this reading In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Among these was one of the special policemen employed by Durham, whose duty it frequently was to pick out men for employment.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was agreed, after consultation, that he should make the effort with old Antanas and with Jonas.

work

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From this reading Jurgis was confident of his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by any one.