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Mammon and the Archer
Mammon and the Archer

Chapter IV

Chapter 4, section 1: On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice. He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin. The policeman twirled his club, tu
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On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
“’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
Noisy; but no harm.
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Mammon and the Archer

Chapter IV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
Line 2
He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
Line 3
The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
Line 4
“’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
Line 5
Noisy; but no harm.

Learner Dictionary

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

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.”

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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 The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

back

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From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Noisy; but no harm.

celebratin

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From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

citizen

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club

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From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.

College

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danced

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disturbed

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drunken

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egg

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gibberish

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give

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goose

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harm

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From this reading Noisy; but no harm.

harsh

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Hartford

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From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

howled

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From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.

lads

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From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Noisy; but no harm.

Noisy

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From this reading Noisy; but no harm.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

otherwise

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From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.

policeman

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From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.

raved

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remarked

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sidewalk

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Soapy

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

Tis

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From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.

top

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turned

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twirled

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voice

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welkin

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Yale

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yell

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From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.