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Chapter IV
My salary was increased to forty dollars a week. But I seldom drew it. I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides? [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet." The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I seldom drew it.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “[Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “[Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I seldom drew it.
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I seldom drew it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I seldom drew it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I seldom drew it.
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
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From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
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From this reading But I seldom drew it.
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
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From this reading The city and all the great mountain side were riddled with mining shafts.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
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From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
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From this reading My salary was increased to forty dollars a week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
which person or people
From this reading I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Paper money has never come into use on the Pacific coast.] Reporting was lucrative, and every man in the town was lavish with his money and his "feet."
