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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 "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
accomplished
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From this reading He's one of the most accomplished men!
amassing
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
Artemus
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
back
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
better
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
doing
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
fellows
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
Fulkerson
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
German
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From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
gets
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getting
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
guess
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
He's
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From this reading He's one of the most accomplished men!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
hope
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From this reading "I hope so.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
lightness
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
lots
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
men
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most
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From this reading He's one of the most accomplished men!
much
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
New
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He's one of the most accomplished men!
papers
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From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
pittance
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
said
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
say
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I hope so.
some
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
There
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
two-handed
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
very
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
Ward
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From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
writing
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From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
York
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From this reading "There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.