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Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.
MADE IN U. S. A.
Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.
Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.
Boys, here is Dick Hamilton.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter I

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.
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MADE IN U. S. A.
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Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.
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Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.
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Boys, here is Dick Hamilton.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Dick noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.”

GREAT noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.”

All words in this reading · 33

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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 MADE IN U. S. A.

Allow

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From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

BOY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

boys

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From this reading Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.

DEXTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

DEXTER'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

Dick

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From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

friend

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From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

GREATnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

Hamilton

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From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.

introduce

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From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Boys, here is Dick Hamilton.

LARRY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

MADE

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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

OFFICE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

REPORTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

S

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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.

SEARCH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.

thousands

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From this reading Dick, here are the boys, thousands of them.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AUTHOR OF "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.

U

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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Allow me to introduce to you my friend, Dick Hamilton.