Chapter VI
"No; I never sell anything of that kind." "Not at a large price?" "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone. It was just as he expected. These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
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"No;
I
never
sell
anything
of
that
kind."
"Not
at
a
large
price?"
"Not
any
price,"
Gregg
replied
in
a
decided
tone.
It
was
just
as
he
expected.
These
men
of
business
gauge
everything
by
their
bank
accounts.
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Chapter VI
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"No;
I
never
sell
anything
of
that
kind."
Line 2
"Not
at
a
large
price?"
Line 3
"Not
any
price,"
Gregg
replied
in
a
decided
tone.
Line 4
It
was
just
as
he
expected.
Line 5
These
men
of
business
gauge
everything
by
their
bank
accounts.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Accounts
noun
US /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"No; I never sell anything of that kind."”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; I never sell anything of that kind."”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.”
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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 "Not at a large price?"
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
any
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From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just as he expected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at a large price?"
bank
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From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
business
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From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
decided
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From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
expected
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From this reading It was just as he expected.
gauge
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From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
Gregg
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From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just as he expected.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as he expected.
just
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From this reading It was just as he expected.
kind
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From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
large
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From this reading "Not at a large price?"
men
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From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at a large price?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
price
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From this reading "Not at a large price?"
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
sell
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From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
tone
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From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just as he expected.