Chapter VI
"I don't believe that!" his wife broke in. "Well, no matter. But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it." "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred." "Oh, I'm not blaming you, Isabel.
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1
Chapter VI
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"I
don't
believe
that!"
his
wife
broke
in.
"Well,
no
matter.
But
see
what
a
scandalous
rent
you
asked
for
it."
"We
didn't
get
much
more
than
half;
and,
besides,
the
agent
told
me
to
ask
fourteen
hundred."
"Oh,
I'm
not
blaming
you,
Isabel.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
believe
that!"
his
wife
broke
in.
Line 2
"Well,
no
matter.
Line 3
But
see
what
a
scandalous
rent
you
asked
for
it."
Line 4
"We
didn't
get
much
more
than
half;
and,
besides,
the
agent
told
me
to
ask
fourteen
hundred."
Line 5
"Oh,
I'm
not
blaming
you,
Isabel.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."”
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.”
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “"We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, no matter.”
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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 But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
agent
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
ask
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
blaming
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From this reading "Oh, I'm not blaming you, Isabel.
broke
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From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
didn't
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
don't
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From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
fourteen
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
get
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
hundred
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I'm not blaming you, Isabel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
Isabel
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From this reading "Oh, I'm not blaming you, Isabel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
matter
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From this reading "Well, no matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
more
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
much
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From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, no matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I'm not blaming you, Isabel.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I'm not blaming you, Isabel.
rent
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From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
scandalous
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From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
see
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From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We didn't get much more than half; and, besides, the agent told me to ask fourteen hundred."
Well
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From this reading "Well, no matter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."
wife
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From this reading "I don't believe that!" his wife broke in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But see what a scandalous rent you asked for it."