Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
Arctic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
bay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
big
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
Bill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
bottom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
called
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
champagne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
chartered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
clean-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
cornered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
cracked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
darling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
Dawson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
Daylight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
dollars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
down
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
dozen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
egg-market
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
facility
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
fifty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
follow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
Francisco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
frozen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
gold-sack
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
gravel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
guest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
hell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
hills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
hundred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
jilted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
lady-love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
late
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
latest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
Luck's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
luck-pup
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
motor-car
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
New
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
notorious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
Oakland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
ocean
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
old-time
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
once
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
own
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
paying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
Piedmont
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
pile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
pique
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
previous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
prince
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
quart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
records
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
San
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
seventh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
sight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
six
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
special
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
speed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
spend
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
spender
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A notorious spender, his latest pile was already on the fair road to follow the previous six.
Sunday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
Swiftwater
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
ten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Sunday, late in the afternoon, found Daylight across the bay in the Piedmont hills back of Oakland.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
throwing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he was once more, the "luck-pup of hell," as Daylight called him, throwing his latest fortune away with the same old-time facility.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
trains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
tune
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
twenty-four
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
usual
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
wrung
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As usual, he was in a big motor-car, though not his own, the guest of Swiftwater Bill, Luck's own darling, who had come down to spend the clean-up of the seventh fortune wrung from the frozen Arctic gravel.
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
York
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He it was, in the first year of Dawson, who had cracked an ocean of champagne at fifty dollars a quart; who, with the bottom of his gold-sack in sight, had cornered the egg-market, at twenty-four dollars per dozen, to the tune of one hundred and ten dozen, in order to pique the lady-love who had jilted him; and he it was, paying like a prince for speed, who had chartered special trains and broken all records between San Francisco and New York.
