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Chapter VII

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LIFE IS REEL!
The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.
The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.
The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.
He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kid Scanlan

Chapter VII

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LIFE IS REEL!
Line 2
The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.
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The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.
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The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.
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He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LIFE IS REEL!”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.”

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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 The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

ads

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From this reading The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.

advertisements

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

all

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

America

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

any

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

August

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

bein

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

Bell

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

best

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

better

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

brains

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

bucks

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

claimin

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

days

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

deals

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From this reading The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.

discovered

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

Edison

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

eggs

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

em

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

flooded

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

forty

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

friend

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

Fulton

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

gang

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

gets

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

hadn't

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

ham

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

Higgins

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

invented

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

inventions

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From this reading The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LIFE IS REEL!

Joe

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

July

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

known

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

less

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LIFE IS REEL!

made

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

man

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

Marconi

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

million

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

nation

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

nickel

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

off

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From this reading The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.

one-thirty

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

prob'ly

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

purposes

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

REEL

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From this reading LIFE IS REEL!

Saturday

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

September

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

shows

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

six

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

somethin

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

sucker

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

tears

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From this reading The ads that Joe tears off deals with inventions.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

thinkin

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

thousand

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

to-day

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

twenty

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

used

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

white

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

works

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.

wouldn't

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From this reading He shows that Edison prob'ly wouldn't of made a nickel over a million, if he hadn't discovered everything but America, and that Bell, Marconi, Fulton and that gang, wouldn't of been any better known to-day than ham and eggs, if they hadn't used their brains for purposes of thinkin' and invented somethin'.

wrote

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From this reading The best of 'em is wrote by a friend of mine, Joe Higgins, who gets all of twenty bucks every Saturday at six--one-thirty in July, August and September.

year

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From this reading The nation is bein' flooded these days with advertisements claimin' that any white man which works for less than forty thousand bucks a year is a sucker.