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Young Wallingford
Young Wallingford

Chapter I

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See http://www.
"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.
"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."
He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.
There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Young Wallingford

Chapter I

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
See http://www.
Line 2
"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.
Line 3
"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."
Line 4
He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.
Line 5
There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

Learner Dictionary

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

A-going noun US /ˈa-going/

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

From this reading “"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

Somebody pronoun US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

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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 natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

a-goingnounUS /ˈa-going/

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

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

bell

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From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

big

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

billiard-table

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

bounded

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

broad

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

Cafe

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

came

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

chest

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

chuckled

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

deuce

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

dice

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

dimension

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

dollars

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From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

exulted

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

eye

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

face

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

five

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

gathered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

get

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From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

hand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

hundred

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From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

Jonathan

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

jovial

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

large

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

left-hand

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

Leiniger's

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

natural

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

neighbor

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

off

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

pink

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

plump

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

Reuben

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

ring

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From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

See

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From this reading See http://www.

Select

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

showing

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

table

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From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

There

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From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

up

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From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

wad

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

Wix

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From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

young

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From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.