Chapter XV
BEFORE TAKING. "There's a fortune in it!" "For the bottlemakers." "If for them, then what for us? We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
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BEFORE
TAKING.
"There's
a
fortune
in
it!"
"For
the
bottlemakers."
"If
for
them,
then
what
for
us?
We
shan't
want
more
bottles
than
we
can
sell.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BEFORE
TAKING.
Line 2
"There's
a
fortune
in
it!"
Line 3
"For
the
bottlemakers."
Line 4
"If
for
them,
then
what
for
us?
Line 5
We
shan't
want
more
bottles
than
we
can
sell.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
BEFORE
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “BEFORE TAKING.”
Fortune
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There's a fortune in it!"”
All words in this reading · 23
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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 "There's a fortune in it!"
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE TAKING.
bottlemakers
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From this reading "For the bottlemakers."
bottles
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From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the bottlemakers."
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There's a fortune in it!"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If for them, then what for us?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's a fortune in it!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's a fortune in it!"
more
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From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
sell
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From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
shan't
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From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
TAKING
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From this reading BEFORE TAKING.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For the bottlemakers."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If for them, then what for us?
then
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From this reading "If for them, then what for us?
There's
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From this reading "There's a fortune in it!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If for them, then what for us?
want
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From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shan't want more bottles than we can sell.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If for them, then what for us?