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Chapter VII

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TUCSON JENNIE'S JEALOUSY.
"No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.
That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."
The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.
I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.
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Wolfville

Chapter VII

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TUCSON JENNIE'S JEALOUSY.
Line 2
"No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.
Line 3
That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."
Line 4
The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.
Line 5
I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “"No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.”

Disposed noun US /ˈdisposed/

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

From this reading “I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.”

All words in this reading · 42

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affairs

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

all

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From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

Cattleman

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From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

Dave

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From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/

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

From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

full

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

further

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

gets

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From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

go

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

idle

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

interest

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

jealous

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From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

JEALOUSY

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From this reading TUCSON JENNIE'S JEALOUSY.

Jennie

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From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

JENNIE'S

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From this reading TUCSON JENNIE'S JEALOUSY.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

Old

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From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

once

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From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

prospers

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From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

responding

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From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

that's

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From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

TUCSON

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From this reading TUCSON JENNIE'S JEALOUSY.

Tutt

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From this reading I was full of an idle interest and disposed to go further into the affairs of Tutt and Tucson Jennie.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The Old Cattleman was responding to my question.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading That is, they prospers all but once; that's when Jennie gets jealous."

wife

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

From this reading "No; Dave an' his wife prospers along all right.