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John Rawn, Prominent Citizen
John Rawn, Prominent Citizen

Chapter XX

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A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.
He was in and out of the market.
His money grew.
His ambition also grew.
He felt coming now upon him another change.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

John Rawn, Prominent Citizen

Chapter XX

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.
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He was in and out of the market.
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His money grew.
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His ambition also grew.
Line 5
He felt coming now upon him another change.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He felt coming now upon him another change.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He felt coming now upon him another change.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.”

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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 A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

also

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From this reading His ambition also grew.

ambition

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From this reading His ambition also grew.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was in and out of the market.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

change

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From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

coming

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From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

felt

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From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

GENEROSITY

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From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

grew

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From this reading His money grew.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was in and out of the market.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His money grew.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He was in and out of the market.

market

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From this reading He was in and out of the market.

money

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From this reading His money grew.

Mr

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From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

now

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From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was in and out of the market.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

out

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From this reading He was in and out of the market.

pack

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From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

PRINCELY

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From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

Rawn

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From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He felt coming now upon him another change.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was in and out of the market.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A PRINCELY GENEROSITY I Mr. Rawn went on with the pack.