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Words for the Wise
Words for the Wise

Chapter V

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"I'll tell you how you can get more money!"
"How?" was the eager question.
"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.
There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.
Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.
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Words for the Wise

Chapter V

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I'll tell you how you can get more money!"
Line 2
"How?" was the eager question.
Line 3
"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.
Line 4
There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.
Line 5
Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.”

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

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

From this reading “"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “"How?" was the eager question.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I'll tell you how you can get more money!"”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “"Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.”

All words in this reading · 63

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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 "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

afford

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From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

bank

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From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

benefit

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

business

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From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

Connect

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From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

connections

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From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

direction

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From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

eager

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From this reading "How?" was the eager question.

few

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

friend

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From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

get

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From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

how

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From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

I'll

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From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

institutions

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

managers

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From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

many

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

money

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From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

moneyed

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

more

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From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

most

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

notes

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From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

opportunities

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From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

push

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading "How?" was the eager question.

reap

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From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

some

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "How?" was the eager question.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

There

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

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "How?" was the eager question.

wheels

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

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Get into the direction of some bank, push through the notes of a business friend, in whom you have confidence, who will do the same for you in another bank of which he is one of the managers.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading There are wheels within wheels in those moneyed institutions, from which the few and not the many reap the most benefit.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I'll tell you how you can get more money!"

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Connect yourself with as many as you can of them, and make the most of the opportunities such connections will afford.