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Young Auctioneers

Chapter II

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A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.
"I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.
"I have no such amount with me."
"It's a swindle!" burst in Matt Lincoln indignantly.
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Young Auctioneers

Chapter II

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
Line 2
At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.
Line 3
"I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.
Line 4
"I have no such amount with me."
/aɪ hæv noʊ sʌtʃ əˈmaʊnt wɪð miː/
Line 5
"It's a swindle!" burst in Matt Lincoln indignantly.

Learner Dictionary

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

Amount verb US /əˈmaʊnt/

to reach or total a particular quantity or value

From this reading “"I have no such amount with me."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have no such amount with me."”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.”

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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 A LIVELY DISCUSSION.

amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/

to reach or total a particular quantity or value

From this reading "I have no such amount with me."

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

Bartlett

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From this reading "I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.

burst

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From this reading "It's a swindle!" burst in Matt Lincoln indignantly.

cannot

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From this reading "I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.

DISCUSSION

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From this reading A LIVELY DISCUSSION.

dollars

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

eight

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

face

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

flushed

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

gasped

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From this reading "I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.

grew

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have no such amount with me."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.

Ida

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From this reading "I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "It's a swindle!" burst in Matt Lincoln indignantly.

indignantly

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From this reading "It's a swindle!" burst in Matt Lincoln indignantly.

intimation

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It's

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lady

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

Lincoln

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

LIVELY

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From this reading A LIVELY DISCUSSION.

Matt

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I have no such amount with me."

money

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From this reading "I--I cannot pay the money!" gasped Ida Bartlett.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "I have no such amount with me."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

pale

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

pay

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

stenographer

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I have no such amount with me."

swindle

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From this reading "It's a swindle!" burst in Matt Lincoln indignantly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

up

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I have no such amount with me."

young

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From this reading At the intimation that she must pay eight dollars, the face of the young lady stenographer grew pale, while that of Matt Lincoln flushed up.