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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 There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
appear
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
authoritatively
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
Bay
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
brightest
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
British
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
cabin
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
Calistoga
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
cannot
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
clear
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
considered
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From this reading Food, however, has yet to be considered.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
ease
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
enticing
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
existence
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
experiments
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
eye
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
far
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
Flat
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
Food
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From this reading Food, however, has yet to be considered.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
Geysers
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
go
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
going
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
hard
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Food, however, has yet to be considered.
head
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
home
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
house
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Food, however, has yet to be considered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
idea
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
live
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
man
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
meats
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
moments
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
most
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
mulligatawny
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
people
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
Pine
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
places
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
Portree
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
problem
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
pronounce
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
ready-made
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
rent
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
road
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From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
roof
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
singularly
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
sitting
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
sixteen-ton
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
solved
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
some
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
spring
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
squatter's
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
storm-stayed
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
suitable
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
There
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From this reading There is something singularly enticing in the idea of going, rent free, into a ready-made house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
tinned
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
tins
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From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
water
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
whole
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From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go as far as most people on tinned meats; some of the brightest moments of my life were passed over tinned mulligatawny in the cabin of a sixteen-ton schooner, storm-stayed in Portree Bay; but after suitable experiments, I pronounce authoritatively that man cannot live by tins alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with an eye on one of these deserted places, Pine Flat, on the Geysers road, that we had come first to Calistoga.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Food, however, has yet to be considered.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And to the British merchant, sitting at home at ease, it may appear that, with such a roof over your head and a spring of clear water hard by, the whole problem of the squatter's existence would be solved.
