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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete

Chapter V

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"Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
"There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
"I hope so.
He's one of the most accomplished men!
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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete

Chapter V

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Not amassing a very 'handsome pittance,' I guess, as Artemus Ward would say," said Fulkerson, getting back some of his lightness.
Line 2
"There are lots of two-handed fellows in New York that are not doing much better, I guess.
Line 3
Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."
Line 4
"I hope so.
Line 5
He's one of the most accomplished men!

Learner Dictionary

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

Handsome noun US /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.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He's one of the most accomplished men!”

Would modal verb US /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.”

All words in this reading · 48

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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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From this reading Maybe he gets some writing on the German papers."

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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From this reading He's one of the most accomplished men!

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.