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Mark Tidd, Editor
Mark Tidd, Editor

Chapter III

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“The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
“What’s workin’ capital?”
Plunk wanted to know.
“It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mark Tidd, Editor

Chapter III

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Line 2
“What’s workin’ capital?”
Line 3
Plunk wanted to know.
Line 4
“It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
Line 5
Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Plunk wanted to know.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

b-business

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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

back

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

business

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

buy

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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

capital

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

haven't

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

ink

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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

It's

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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

keep

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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Plunk wanted to know.

m-much

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

Mark

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

money

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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

now

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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

office

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

p-paper

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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

Plunk

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From this reading Plunk wanted to know.

RightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

runnin

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From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

says

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

t-trouble

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

things

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From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Plunk wanted to know.

wanted

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From this reading Plunk wanted to know.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

What's

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From this reading “What’s workin’ capital?”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

workin

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From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.