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All Adrift

Chapter XVIII

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DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.
Ten dollars!
And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.
It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.
"I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.
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All Adrift

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.
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Ten dollars!
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And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.
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It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.
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"I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.”

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add

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

amazement

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

CABIN

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From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

cost

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

dollars

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From this reading Ten dollars!

don't

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

DORY

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From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

earning

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

giving

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

Goldwing

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From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

happiness

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

LOCKS

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From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

made

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From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

mother

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

nearly

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

off

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

one-fourth

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

PASSENGERS

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From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

pay

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From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

prospect

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

recovered

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

said

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

sum

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From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

Ten

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From this reading Ten dollars!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DORY LOCKS HIS PASSENGERS INTO THE CABIN.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

why

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From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And this sum was to be made with the Goldwing.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would pay nearly one-fourth of what she cost, and add ten dollars to the sum he was to have the happiness of giving to his mother.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "I don't understand yet why I am let off," said Dory, after he had recovered from his amazement at the prospect of earning ten dollars.