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The Profiteers
The Profiteers

Chapter XVI

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Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.
He welcomed his visitor cordially.
"That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.
You're making it still."
"Good!"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Profiteers

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.
Line 2
He welcomed his visitor cordially.
Line 3
"That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.
Line 4
You're making it still."
Line 5
"Good!"
/good/

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You're making it still."”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.”

All words in this reading · 38

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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 Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

called

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

cordially

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From this reading He welcomed his visitor cordially.

day

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

disengaged

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

few

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

gave

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He welcomed his visitor cordially.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He welcomed his visitor cordially.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You're making it still."

Kendrick

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

later

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

list

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

made

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

making

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From this reading You're making it still."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

minutes

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

money

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

other

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

pretty

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

remarked

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

Roger

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You're making it still."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

visitor

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From this reading He welcomed his visitor cordially.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

welcomed

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From this reading He welcomed his visitor cordially.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

Wingate

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From this reading Roger Kendrick was in and disengaged when Wingate called upon him, a few minutes later.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.

You're

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From this reading You're making it still."

You've

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From this reading "That was a pretty good list you gave me the other day, Wingate," he remarked, "You've made money.