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Three Thousand Dollars
Three Thousand Dollars

Chapter II

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"_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
"No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Three Thousand Dollars

Chapter II

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

Line 1
"_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
Line 2
"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
Line 3
"No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
Line 4
But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
Line 5
If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.

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 “"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

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

From this reading “"_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

call

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From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

deep

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From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.

drop

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From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

familiar

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From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.

Fellows

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From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.

give

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From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

hoarsely

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From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

I'll

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From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

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

From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.

job

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From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.

just

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From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

names

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From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

other

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From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

safe

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From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

Sam

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From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.

speak

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From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

that's

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From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

Thousands

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From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.

too

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From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.

up

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From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

we'll

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From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.

whole

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From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

won't

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From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."

you're

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From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.