Chapter VI
DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE. Once in the outer cavern, Desmond said: "It's now a matter of business." "Well?" "How shall we divide?"
A Desperate Chance
Chapter VI
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DISCUSSING
THE
FIND--A
NEW
RESOLUTION--GOING
TO
CREEDON
MINE--A
DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER
INDICATIONS--A
NEW
MOVE.
Once
in
the
outer
cavern,
Desmond
said:
"It's
now
a
matter
of
business."
"Well?"
"How
shall
we
divide?"
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DISCUSSING
THE
FIND--A
NEW
RESOLUTION--GOING
TO
CREEDON
MINE--A
DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER
INDICATIONS--A
NEW
MOVE.
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Once
in
the
outer
cavern,
Desmond
said:
Line 3
"It's
now
a
matter
of
business."
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"Well?"
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"How
shall
we
divide?"
Learner Dictionary
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Cavern
noun
US /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “Once in the outer cavern, Desmond said:”
DISAPPOINTMENT
noun
US /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.”
MINE
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in the outer cavern, Desmond said:”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"How shall we divide?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well?"”
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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 DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
BETTER
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business
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cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading Once in the outer cavern, Desmond said:
CREEDON
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Desmond
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DISAPPOINTMENTnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
DISCUSSING
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divide
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FIND
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GOING
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How
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in the outer cavern, Desmond said:
INDICATIONS
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From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
It's
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matter
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From this reading "It's now a matter of business."
MINEpronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
MOVE
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From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
NEW
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From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's now a matter of business."
Once
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outer
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RESOLUTION
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said
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How shall we divide?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DISCUSSING THE FIND--A NEW RESOLUTION--GOING TO CREEDON MINE--A DISAPPOINTMENT--BETTER INDICATIONS--A NEW MOVE.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How shall we divide?"
Well
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From this reading "Well?"