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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 Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
accommodate
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
accomplished
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all
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
almost
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
B
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
Barnard
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
bestow
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
bit
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
blunderer
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
bringing
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
C
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
case
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
casually
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
clever
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
creating
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
D
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
debt
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
editor
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
enemies
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
favour
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
five-pound
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
gives
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
granted
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
guided
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
Haldiman
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
happy
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
Hope
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
hundred
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
IngeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
instead
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
invited
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
leaving
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
liability
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
like
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
liquidate
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
making
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
manner
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
mathematician
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mentioned
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
National
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
note
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
obligations
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
original
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
others
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
out
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
owes
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
paintings
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
paper
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
Paris
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
peregrinations
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
person
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
persons
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
pounds
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
promised
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
rightly
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
says
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
send
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
several
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From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
shillings
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From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
shown
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
shrewd
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
some
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
started
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let it be granted, says the mathematician, that A owes B; B owes C; C owes D, and D owes A,--one hundred shillings in each case.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
twenty
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
unlimited
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From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ingenious persons have shown that a five-pound note rightly guided will liquidate an almost unlimited amount of liability.
wipes
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From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it to C, who gives it to D, who gives it to A. The peregrinations of the same note wipes out twenty pounds of debt, and A has the original bit of paper he started with.
work
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From this reading The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some promised work to the editor of “Our National Art,” casually mentioned that Barnard Hope had been invited to send some of his paintings to Paris.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In like manner a clever person can bestow a great favour upon another and at the same time accommodate several others, leaving all under obligations to him; while a blunderer, instead of making everybody happy, would have accomplished nothing beyond creating enemies for himself.
