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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 "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
Ardent
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
bark
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
bestow
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
Botheration
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
bridge
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
call
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
can't
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
Claret
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
coin
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
Commonplaceness
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
connection
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
cures
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day
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
dominions
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Drinking
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
English
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From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
fakers
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
Field
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
flourishing
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From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
Frank
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
habit
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
hat
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From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
head
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From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
Hotel
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
Individuals
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
instance
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From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
Journal
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
journeymen
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
London
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
man
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
materials
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
means
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
musingly
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
New
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
oak
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
other
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
preparation
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
raw
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
said
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silver
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sixpence
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
skins
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
smallest
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From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
Tanner
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
tanners
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
Three
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From this reading The Tanner--The Hotel--Drinking Claret--London Journal--New Field--Commonplaceness--The Three Individuals--Botheration--Frank and Ardent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
trace
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Tanner!" said I, musingly, as I left the bridge; "Tanner! what can the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers, as they call themselves, bestow on the smallest silver coin in these dominions?
word
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From this reading But I have it," I continued, flourishing my hat over my head, "tanner, in this instance, is not an English word."
working
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From this reading I can't trace the connection between the man of bark and the silver coin, unless journeymen tanners are in the habit of working for sixpence a day.
