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Young Auctioneers
Young Auctioneers

Chapter XXXIII

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MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.
Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
"Phew!" whistled Andy.
"That will make matters rather interesting.
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Young Auctioneers

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.
Line 2
Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
Line 3
Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
Line 4
"Phew!" whistled Andy.
Line 5
"That will make matters rather interesting.

Learner Dictionary

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

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That will make matters rather interesting.”

MIND noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.”

All words in this reading · 40

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

Andy

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From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

auctioneers

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

away

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

busy

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From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

door

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

dusting

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From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

encounter

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

entered

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

heard

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From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.

interesting

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From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.

MATT

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From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.

matters

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From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.

MINDnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

own

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

partner

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From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

Phew

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From this reading "Phew!" whistled Andy.

rather

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From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.

rival

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

SPEAKS

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From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.

store

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

up

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From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

wait

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

walked

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From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.

whistled

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From this reading "Phew!" whistled Andy.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.