Chapter III
What class of people bears a name meaning "I can't improve?" Mendicants (Mend I can't). Why is the Commander-in-chief like a broker? Because he is a Commission-agent. Why is an irritable man like an unskillful doctor?
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Chapter III
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What
class
of
people
bears
a
name
meaning
"I
can't
improve?"
Mendicants
(Mend
I
can't).
Why
is
the
Commander-in-chief
like
a
broker?
Because
he
is
a
Commission-agent.
Why
is
an
irritable
man
like
an
unskillful
doctor?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
What
class
of
people
bears
a
name
meaning
"I
can't
improve?"
Line 2
Mendicants
(Mend
I
can't).
Line 3
Why
is
the
Commander-in-chief
like
a
broker?
Line 4
Because
he
is
a
Commission-agent.
Line 5
Why
is
an
irritable
man
like
an
unskillful
doctor?
Learner Dictionary
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Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Because he is a Commission-agent.”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why is an irritable man like an unskillful doctor?”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What class of people bears a name meaning "I can't improve?"”
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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 What class of people bears a name meaning "I can't improve?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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bears
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BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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broker
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can't
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class
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Commander-in-chief
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Commission-agent
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doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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improve
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irritable
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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like
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man
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meaning
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Mend
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From this reading Mendicants (Mend I can't).
Mendicants
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What class of people bears a name meaning "I can't improve?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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people
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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unskillful
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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Why
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