Chapter II
"If Mark Twain dying send five hundred words. If dead send a thousand." Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars. When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six. MARK TWAIN.
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Chapter II
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"If
Mark
Twain
dying
send
five
hundred
words.
If
dead
send
a
thousand."
Now
that
old
letter
of
mine
sold
yesterday
for
forty-three
dollars.
When
I
am
dead
it
will
be
worth
eighty-six.
MARK
TWAIN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"If
Mark
Twain
dying
send
five
hundred
words.
Line 2
If
dead
send
a
thousand."
Line 3
Now
that
old
letter
of
mine
sold
yesterday
for
forty-three
dollars.
Line 4
When
I
am
dead
it
will
be
worth
eighty-six.
Line 5
MARK
TWAIN.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If dead send a thousand."”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.”
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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 If dead send a thousand."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If dead send a thousand."
dollars
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dying
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eighty-six
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five
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.
forty-three
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hundred
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From this reading "If Mark Twain dying send five hundred words.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Mark Twain dying send five hundred words.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six.
letter
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From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.
Mark
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From this reading "If Mark Twain dying send five hundred words.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.
Now
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From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.
old
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send
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sold
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.
thousand
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From this reading If dead send a thousand."
Twain
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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When I am dead it will be worth eighty-six.
words
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worth
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yesterday
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From this reading Now that old letter of mine sold yesterday for forty-three dollars.