Chapter I
“Want to buy an automobile, son?” Tom Benton smiled and shook his head. “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly. “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car. She’s a bargain.”
Benton's Venture
Chapter I
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“Want
to
buy
an
automobile,
son?”
Tom
Benton
smiled
and
shook
his
head.
“All
right,”
pursued
the
man
good-naturedly.
“I
saw
you
looking
at
it,
and
I
didn’t
know
but
you
might
be
wanting
a
good
car.
She’s
a
bargain.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Want
to
buy
an
automobile,
son?”
Line 2
Tom
Benton
smiled
and
shook
his
head.
Line 3
“All
right,”
pursued
the
man
good-naturedly.
Line 4
“I
saw
you
looking
at
it,
and
I
didn’t
know
but
you
might
be
wanting
a
good
car.
Line 5
She’s
a
bargain.”
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.”
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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 “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
All
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From this reading “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Want to buy an automobile, son?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
automobile
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bargain
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From this reading She’s a bargain.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
Benton
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From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
buy
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car
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didn't
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
good-naturedly
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From this reading “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.
head
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From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
looking
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From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
man
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From this reading “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
pursued
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From this reading “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.
saw
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From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
She's
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From this reading She’s a bargain.”
shook
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From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
smiled
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From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
son
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From this reading “Want to buy an automobile, son?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All right,” pursued the man good-naturedly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Want to buy an automobile, son?”
Tom
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From this reading Tom Benton smiled and shook his head.
Want
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wanting
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From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I saw you looking at it, and I didn’t know but you might be wanting a good car.