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Chapter V
DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning. "I thought of taking a run in my car. I've bought that property I was telling you about. I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it. I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I've bought that property I was telling you about.”
later than; following
From this reading “DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought of taking a run in my car.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
later than; following
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
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From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
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From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
in or at the place that
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
