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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 Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
acquaintance
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
aided
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
alike
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
all
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
artificial
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
artisanship
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
arts
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
Battersleigh
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
campaigners
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
care
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
comfortable
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
cook
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
counsel
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
crafts
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
Curly
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
demanded
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
dependence
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
differentiation
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
environment
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
esteem
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
experienced
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
few
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
Franklin
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
Franklin's
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
half-dozen
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
HAND
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
homeless
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
impossible
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
industries
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
land
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
making
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
man
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
mechanic
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
much
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
native
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
needs
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
neighbour
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
new
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
one's
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
others
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
own
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
perforce
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
practised
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
self
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
self-reliant
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
simple
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
small
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
soil
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
specialists
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
suffered
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
surroundings
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
tailor
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
there
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
therefrom
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
trade
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
truth
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From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
undesired
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
ways
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From this reading Each man was his own cook, his own tailor, his own mechanic in the simple ways demanded by the surroundings about him.
well
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From this reading Each man was as good as his neighbour, for his neighbour as well as himself perforce practised a half-dozen crafts and suffered therefrom neither in his own esteem nor that of those about him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
West
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
wide
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
womanless
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From this reading In all the arts of making one's self comfortable in a womanless and hence a homeless land both Franklin and Battersleigh, experienced campaigners as they were, found themselves much aided by the counsel of Curly, the self-reliant native of the soil who was Franklin's first acquaintance in that land.
world
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From this reading WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO In this wide, new world of the West there were but few artificial needs, and the differentiation of industries was alike impossible and undesired.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The specialists of trade, of artisanship, of art, were not yet demanded in this environment where each man in truth "took care of himself," and had small dependence upon others.
