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Chapter XIV
Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business. Jewelry-store windows are fascinating to the thief. He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder. Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window. Usually there are others looking, too!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.”
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading “He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jewelry-store windows are fascinating to the thief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Jewelry-store windows are fascinating to the thief.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Jewelry-store windows are fascinating to the thief.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
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From this reading Usually there are others looking, too!
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Usually there are others looking, too!
above and across; more than
From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
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From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading He must stop and look over the sparkling plunder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Usually there are others looking, too!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Jewelry-store windows are fascinating to the thief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
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From this reading Usually there are others looking, too!
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From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Usually there are others looking, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even in these days of my regeneration I stop occasionally from habit at a jewelry-store window.
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From this reading Jewelry-store windows are fascinating to the thief.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having plenty of time and spending money I visited San Jose, towns down the peninsula, and across the bay—always with an eye to business.
