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The Fourth Generation
The Fourth Generation

Chapter XIV

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A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”
Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.
The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.
It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.
“Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.
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The Fourth Generation

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”
Line 2
Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.
Line 3
The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.
Line 4
It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.
Line 5
“Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?””

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?””

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.”

Prosperous adjective US /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading “It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.”

Repeated noun US /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.”

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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 COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

Bank

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

big

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

busy

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From this reading It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

cheerily

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From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

Christopher

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From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

COMPROMISE

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From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

dinners

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.

Fred

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From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

get

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From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

going

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

golden

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

grain

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

harvest

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.

June

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

man

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From this reading “Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

old

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From this reading “Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

promised

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From this reading It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.

prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading It promised to be a busy and a prosperous season.

repeatednounUS /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come for another speech, old man?” he repeated.

season

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

send

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

sheaves

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

speech

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From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

spring

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

sweet

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From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A COMPROMISE “Come to get another speech, Fred?”

up

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From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The sweet spring season, when the big dinners are going on, is his time of harvest, and after June he can send his sheaves of golden grain to the Bank.

work

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From this reading Christopher looked up cheerily from the work before him.