used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
bank-account
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From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
a youthful male person
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
DISCONTENTnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
don't
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From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
Francisco
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From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
HogannounUS /ˈhoʊɡɑːn/
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
HOGAN'SnounUS /ˈhoʊɡɑːnz/
possessive form of “hogan” — United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
It's
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From this reading It’s an outrage!”
Joe
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From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
the force of workers available
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading It’s an outrage!”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
San
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From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
which person or people
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The parties to whom Joe and his partner sold their claim were responsible men who had been fortunate in mining and had a bank-account in San Francisco.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading HOGAN’S DISCONTENT “Why don’t luck come to me?” muttered Hogan to himself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “That green country boy has made a fortune, while I, an experienced man of the world, have to live from hand to mouth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ll give you an order on our banker,” they proposed.
