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1908
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
account
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From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
all
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
allowance
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
allowed
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
arithmetic
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
belonged
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
Bluebeard
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From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
capital
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
close
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
dividend
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
dividends
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
due
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
eclipsed
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From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
else
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
fact
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
forget
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
forgot
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
generally
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
hand
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
Henry
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From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
How
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From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
incredible
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From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
Jabe
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
Jabe's
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From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
kind
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
knew
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From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
making
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
many
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
Meriwethers
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
New
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
Old
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
overseers
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
own
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From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
paid
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
run
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
Scribner's
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
second
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
Sons
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
specially
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
terms
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
traded
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
unfriendly
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
VIII
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From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
war
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From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many wives he had had no one knew; and Jabe's own account was incredible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not been a specially good “hand” before the war, and was generally on unfriendly terms with the overseers.
wives
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
worthies
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From this reading But making all due allowance for his arithmetic, he must have run these worthies a close second.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have eclipsed Henry VIII and Bluebeard.
York
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 Old Jabe belonged to the Meriwethers, a fact which he never forgot or allowed anyone else to forget; and on this he traded as a capital, which paid him many dividends of one kind or another, among them being a dividend in wives.
