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Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor. "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?" Maybe so. But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?" That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"”
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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 Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
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From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
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From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
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From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
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From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
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From this reading Maybe so.
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From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
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From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this scientist had an even better answer-- "If you're so damn smart, why ain't you rich?"
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seems a pretty obvious crack for a business sharper to make to an inventor.
at the time that
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
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From this reading That hoary wisecrack must have been all of three centuries old when Wolf Carmichael pulled it on Dr. Claud Kellog.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
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From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "If you're so smart, why don't you make some money yourself?"
