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Chapter IV

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LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?
A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.
Usually, them birds get it too!
They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.
The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kid Scanlan

Chapter IV

Reading 1/117 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?
Line 2
A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.
Line 3
Usually, them birds get it too!
Line 4
They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.
Line 5
The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.”

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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 LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

account

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

any

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

birds

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From this reading Usually, them birds get it too!

business

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

butcher

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

credit

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

deserves

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

don't

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From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

EARS

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From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

em

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

fact

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

figures

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

forty

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

four-flusher

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From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

get

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From this reading Usually, them birds get it too!

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

grocer

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

guy

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

he's

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

hits

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From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Usually, them birds get it too!

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

LEND

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From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

like

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

makes

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

matter

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

MEpronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

mean

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From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

more

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

new

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From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

off

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From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

old

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

only

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From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

pays

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From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

settlin

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

shy

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

sixty

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

stuff

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From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

tailor

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Usually, them birds get it too!

there

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

too

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From this reading Usually, them birds get it too!

town

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From this reading The only time a four-flusher pays off is when he hits a new town.

Usually

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From this reading Usually, them birds get it too!

ways

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

world

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From this reading A guy that makes the world think he's there forty ways when as a matter of fact, he's _shy_ about sixty, deserves credit.

wrote

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From this reading They know more about credit than the guy that wrote it, and any butcher, grocer, tailor or the like who figures on 'em settlin' the old account has no right to be in business.

YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading LEND ME YOUR EARS I don't mind a four-flusher if his stuff is good, know what I mean?