Wunpost

Chapter VI

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CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

She had been standing, rooted to the earth, while he assaulted Old Whiskers and Rhodes; and as she glanced up at him doubtfully he winked and grinned back at her and spoke from behind the cover of his hand.

"That's the system!" he said.

"Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

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Wunpost

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Wunpost is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

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"That's the system!" he said.

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"Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

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Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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assaulted verb US /əˈsɔːltɪd/

past form of “assault” — attack someone physically or emotionally

From this reading “She had been standing, rooted to the earth, while he assaulted Old Whiskers and Rhodes; and as she glanced up at him doubtfully he winked and grinned back at her and spoke from behind the cover of his hand.”

cinched verb US /sɪntʃt/

past form of “cinch” — tie a cinch around

From this reading “CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.”

imperious adj US /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)

From this reading “CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.”

losses noun US /ˈlɔːsəz/

something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

From this reading “CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.”

recoup verb US /rɪˈkuːp/

reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

From this reading “CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.”

Rhodes noun US /roʊdz/

British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa

rooted adjective US /ˈruːtəd/

absolutely still

winked verb US /wɪŋkt/

past form of “wink” — signal by winking

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

look at verb + particle

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “Come on, let's go look at our mine!"”

glanced up verb + adjective counted as “glance up”

In this reading “She had been standing, rooted to the earth, while he assaulted Old Whiskers and Rhodes; and as she glanced up at him doubtfully he winked and grinned back at her and spoke from behind the cover of his hand.”

jump on verb + particle

get up on the back of

In this reading “"Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!”

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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 CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She had been standing, rooted to the earth, while he assaulted Old Whiskers and Rhodes; and as she glanced up at him doubtfully he winked and grinned back at her and spoke from behind the cover of his hand.

assaultedverbUS /əˈsɔːltɪd/

past form of “assault” — attack someone physically or emotionally

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

CINCHEDverbUS /sɪntʃt/

past form of “cinch” — tie a cinch around

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

doubtfullyadverb

in a doubtful manner

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading "Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

GitnounUS /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading "Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/

inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

let's

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From this reading Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

lossesnounUS /ˈlɔːsəz/

something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Come on, let's go look at our mine!"

peradventurenoun

doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

recoupverbUS /rɪˈkuːp/

reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/

British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa

rightsnounUS /raɪts/

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/

absolutely still

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading "Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "That's the system!" he said.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading "That's the system!" he said.

That's

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From this reading "That's the system!" he said.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

treatverbUS /triːt/

interact in a certain way

From this reading "Git the jump on 'em--treat 'em rough!

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

WhiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

wide-eyedadjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

Wilhelmina

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From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

winkedverbUS /wɪŋkt/

past form of “wink” — signal by winking

Wunpost

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From this reading CINCHED Having established his rights beyond the peradventure of a doubt, the imperious Wunpost left Old Whiskers to recoup his losses and turned to the wide-eyed Wilhelmina.

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