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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 The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
able
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
alacrity
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
business
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
care
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
cash
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
century
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
coming
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
countrymen
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
day
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
days
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
demonstration
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From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
departure
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From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
desire
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
difference
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
distinguish
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
dollars
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
DOWN
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From this reading “DOWN TO YORK.”
equivalent
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
expressed
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
Farm
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
father
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
father's
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
five
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
grief
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
hand
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
hard
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
Hayn
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
how
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
knew
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
known
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
learned
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
like
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
man's
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From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
Mantring's
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
money
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
more
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
most
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
needlessly
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
neighbors
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From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
New
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
nominal
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
occasion
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From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
other
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
outlay
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
Phil
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
positiveness
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
promised
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
prudent
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
quarter
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man’s departure was the occasion for quite a demonstration by the neighbors.
ready
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
show
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
skill
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
sloop
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
small
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
Sol
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From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
spend
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
spite
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
sum
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “DOWN TO YORK.”
two
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
vicinity
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From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite his father’s expressed desire, Phil went to New York on Sol Mantring’s sloop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The difference in time promised to be a day or two days, but the difference in cash outlay was more than five dollars,--a sum which no one in the vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known to spend needlessly without coming to grief.
work
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
YORK
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From this reading “DOWN TO YORK.”
young
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From this reading Between cash in hand and its nominal equivalent in time, Phil, like most other prudent young countrymen, had learned to distinguish with alacrity and positiveness: besides, he knew how small was the amount of ready money that his father, in spite of care and skill at his business, was able to show for more than a quarter of a century of hard work.
