Chapter II
A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me. Sure as ever! Ain't I got stock in a gold mine? And now I'm in with the Corrugated Trust. Why, say, two moves more and I'll be first vice-president.
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A
JOLT
FOR
PIDDIE
It's
a
case
of
"comin'
up,
up"
with
me.
Sure
as
ever!
Ain't
I
got
stock
in
a
gold
mine?
And
now
I'm
in
with
the
Corrugated
Trust.
Why,
say,
two
moves
more
and
I'll
be
first
vice-president.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
JOLT
FOR
PIDDIE
It's
a
case
of
"comin'
up,
up"
with
me.
Line 2
Sure
as
ever!
/sure æz ever/
Line 3
Ain't
I
got
stock
in
a
gold
mine?
Line 4
And
now
I'm
in
with
the
Corrugated
Trust.
Line 5
Why,
say,
two
moves
more
and
I'll
be
first
vice-president.
Learner Dictionary
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Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure as ever!”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, say, two moves more and I'll be first vice-president.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure as ever!”
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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 A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
Ain't
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From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I'm in with the Corrugated Trust.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sure as ever!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, say, two moves more and I'll be first vice-president.
case
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From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
comin
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From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
Corrugated
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure as ever!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, say, two moves more and I'll be first vice-president.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
gold
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From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
got
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From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
I'll
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I'm
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From this reading And now I'm in with the Corrugated Trust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
It's
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From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
JOLT
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From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
more
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moves
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From this reading Why, say, two moves more and I'll be first vice-president.
now
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From this reading And now I'm in with the Corrugated Trust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.
PIDDIE
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say
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stock
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From this reading Ain't I got stock in a gold mine?
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure as ever!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now I'm in with the Corrugated Trust.
Trust
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two
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up
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vice-president
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Why
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From this reading Why, say, two moves more and I'll be first vice-president.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A JOLT FOR PIDDIE It's a case of "comin' up, up" with me.