Chapter IX
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. "Mexico? Molino del Rey? Resaca de la Palma?" "Resaca de la _Tomba_!"
The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade
Chapter IX
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A
SOLDIER
OF
FORTUNE.
"Mexico?
Molino
del
Rey?
Resaca
de
la
Palma?"
"Resaca
de
la
_Tomba_!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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A
SOLDIER
OF
FORTUNE.
Line 2
"Mexico?
Line 3
Molino
del
Rey?
Line 4
Resaca
de
la
Palma?"
Line 5
"Resaca
de
la
_Tomba_!"
Learner Dictionary
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FORTUNE
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.”
All words in this reading · 13
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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 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
de
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From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
del
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From this reading Molino del Rey?
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
la
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From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
Mexico
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From this reading "Mexico?
Molino
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From this reading Molino del Rey?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
Palma
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From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
Resaca
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From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
Rey
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From this reading Molino del Rey?
SOLDIER
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From this reading A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
Tomba
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From this reading "Resaca de la _Tomba_!"