Chapter VI
The Other Fellow Whose luck is better far than ours? The other fellow's. Whose road seems always lined with flowers? The other fellow's. Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?
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Chapter VI
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The
Other
Fellow
Whose
luck
is
better
far
than
ours?
The
other
fellow's.
Whose
road
seems
always
lined
with
flowers?
The
other
fellow's.
Who
is
the
man
who
seems
to
get
Most
joy
in
life,
with
least
regret,
Who
always
seems
to
win
his
bet?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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The
Other
Fellow
Whose
luck
is
better
far
than
ours?
Line 2
The
other
fellow's.
Line 3
Whose
road
seems
always
lined
with
flowers?
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The
other
fellow's.
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Who
is
the
man
who
seems
to
get
Most
joy
in
life,
with
least
regret,
Who
always
seems
to
win
his
bet?
Learner Dictionary
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Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?”
Ours
pronoun
US /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “The Other Fellow Whose luck is better far than ours?”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “The Other Fellow Whose luck is better far than ours?”
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bet
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better
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far
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Fellow
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fellow's
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flowers
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get
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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joy
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lined
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luck
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man
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Most
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Other
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ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
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regret
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road
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seems
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Other Fellow Whose luck is better far than ours?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Other Fellow Whose luck is better far than ours?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who is the man who seems to get Most joy in life, with least regret, Who always seems to win his bet?
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Other Fellow Whose luck is better far than ours?
win
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whose road seems always lined with flowers?