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The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories
The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories

Chapter IV

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It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.
Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.
And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.
One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.
Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.
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The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories

Chapter IV

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.
Line 2
Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.
Line 3
And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.
Line 4
One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.
Line 5
Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.”

Ignorant noun US /ˈignorant/

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

From this reading “One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.”

Pleasant noun US /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.”

Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading “And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.”

Solomon proper noun US /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading “It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.”

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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 Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

account

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

all

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

Also

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

became

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

boys

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

buzzing

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

called

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

came

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

change

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

circumstance

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

coax

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

congratulate

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

cool

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

curious

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

day

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

far

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

Father

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

friendly

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

friends

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

gold

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

guess

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

hand

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

happened

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

heads

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

house

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/

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

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

immense

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

interest

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

invited

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

Isaacs

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

just

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

kind

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

like

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

made

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

many

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

Marget

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

money

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

more

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

mystery

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

number

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

old

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

only

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

out

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

own

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

paid

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

people

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

Peter

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

plain

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

pleasantnounUS /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

privately

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

promised

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

really

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

said

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

Satan

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

satisfaction

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

see

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

shook

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

slyly

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

Some

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

surprisingly

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

talk

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From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

there

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

top

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From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

tried

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

truth

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

two

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From this reading One or two shook their heads and said privately it looked more like the hand of Satan; and really that seemed a surprisingly good guess for ignorant people like that.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

wanted

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Also, there was a pleasant change; many people called at the house to congratulate him, and a number of cool old friends became kind and friendly again; and, to top all, Marget was invited to a party.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

whole

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From this reading And there was no mystery; Father Peter told the whole circumstance just as it happened, and said he could not account for it, only it was the plain hand of Providence, so far as he could see.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It made immense talk next day, when Father Peter paid Solomon Isaacs in gold and left the rest of the money with him at interest.

wouldn't

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From this reading Some came slyly buzzing around and tried to coax us boys to come out and “tell the truth;” and promised they wouldn't ever tell, but only wanted to know for their own satisfaction, because the whole thing was so curious.