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Young Auctioneers

Chapter XXXIX

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THE MINING SHARES--CONCLUSION.
In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.
Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.
"I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.
"Do you think you can find such a place?
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Young Auctioneers

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MINING SHARES--CONCLUSION.
Line 2
In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.
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Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.
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"I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.
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"Do you think you can find such a place?

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.”

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

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

From this reading “Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Do you think you can find such a place?”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.”

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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 Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

all

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

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

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

Andy

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

attention

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

best

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

companion

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading THE MINING SHARES--CONCLUSION.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

demonstration

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you think you can find such a place?

find

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From this reading "Do you think you can find such a place?

friend

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

garret

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

hour

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

introduced

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

less

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

Lincoln

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

made

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

man

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

Matt

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

medical

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

MINING

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From this reading THE MINING SHARES--CONCLUSION.

Mr

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

partner

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

place

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

quiet

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

reached

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

room

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

said

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

SHARES

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From this reading THE MINING SHARES--CONCLUSION.

some

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

son's

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

story

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From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

strangers

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Do you think you can find such a place?

suspicious

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MINING SHARES--CONCLUSION.

things

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Do you think you can find such a place?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In less than half an hour Andy reached the garret room, and Matt told his partner his story.

trusted

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

weak-minded

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From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Andy was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as a friend who could be trusted in all things, and although the weak-minded man was suspicious of all strangers, he made no demonstration against his son's companion.

wish

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From this reading "I wish to take him to some quiet place, where he can have the best of medical attention," said Matt to Andy.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Do you think you can find such a place?