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Chapter XXVI
DOUBTS. There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached. But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions. “There you are!” he grunted. “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.”
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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 But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There you are!” he grunted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
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From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
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From this reading DOUBTS.
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From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
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From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading “There you are!” he grunted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There you are!” he grunted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
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From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
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From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
above and across; more than
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was more squabbling over the division of the booty, and much more champagne was disposed of before an agreement was reached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is a foolish thing to draw all the capital out of a business before the time comes to wind it up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But at last, with a grudging look, Louden Powers brought out a leather wallet and slowly counted out ten hundred-dollar bills to each of his companions.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There you are!” he grunted.
