A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened. The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
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asked someone earnestly to do something
From this reading “a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,”
a particular kind of skilled work or business
From this reading “A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,”
to make something white or lighter in color
From this reading “for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
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From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
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From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
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From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
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From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
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From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
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From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
asked someone earnestly to do something
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
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From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
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From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
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From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
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From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
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From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
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From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
a particular kind of skilled work or business
From this reading A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend,
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
to make something white or lighter in color
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
in the company of; together with
From this reading a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him,
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” Like will draw like.
