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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 REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
Barcreek
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
brother
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
cash
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
cavalryman
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
collect
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
cost
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
deceased
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
Dexter
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
didn't
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From this reading "You didn't mean that what you said was true?"
discontented
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From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
dollar
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
dollars
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
don't
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
estate
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
expression
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From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
face
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From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
family
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
fiction
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
five
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
GUARDSMAN
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
horse
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
house
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
Lyon
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
mean
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From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
money
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
mother
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
much
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
often
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
out
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
owned
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
pay
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
people
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
perplexed
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
place
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
post
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
received
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
REVELATIONS
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
sad
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From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
said
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
Sandy
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From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
secured
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
situation
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
stocks
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
story
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
thousand
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
true
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From this reading "You didn't mean that what you said was true?"
twenty
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
two
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
uncle's
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
unencumbered
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
very
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
want
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From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
years
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you mean by that?" asked Sandy Lyon, the expression on whose face was very sad and discontented.
YOUNG
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From this reading REVELATIONS OF A YOUNG GUARDSMAN Dexter Lyon was very much perplexed by the situation of his uncle's family in Barcreek; for he owned his place, which had cost five thousand dollars, unencumbered; and about two years before he had received from the estate of his deceased brother twenty thousand dollars in cash and stocks.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course the story that your mother had not a dollar in the house is a fiction, such as people who collect money, or don't want to pay it out, often tell," said the young cavalryman, as he went to the post where he had secured his horse.
