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Wolfville Nights

Chapter III

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How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.
"Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!
Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.
The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."
My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.
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Wolfville Nights

Chapter III

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.
Line 2
"Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!
Line 3
Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.
Line 4
The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."
Line 5
My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.”

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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 My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

amasses

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

any

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

Bank

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From this reading How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."

breathed

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

Cattleman

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From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

competent

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

contradiction

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

Dealt

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From this reading How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.

experience

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

far

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From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."

Faro

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From this reading How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.

footure

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

friend's

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

gent

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

glance

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

How

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From this reading How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

Nell

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From this reading How Faro Nell Dealt Bank.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

note

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."

Old

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From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

other

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."

remarked

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From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

Riches

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From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

rope

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From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."

says

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From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

state

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

strong

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

throw

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From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

tone

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From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

wealth

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading My friend's tone breathed a note of strong contradiction while his glance was the glance of experience.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Riches," remarked the Old Cattleman, "riches says you!

you-all

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From this reading Neither you-all nor any other gent is competent to state whether in the footure he amasses wealth or not.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The question is far beyond the throw of your rope."