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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 EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
air
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
Also
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
bought
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From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
buckshot
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
buy
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From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
cash
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From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
charge
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
despised
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
dollars
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
doubt
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down
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eagle
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
EXPERT
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
fact
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
fights
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
four
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From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
generally
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From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
Holman
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
hundred
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
interest
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
Like
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
maid
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
man
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
mining
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
mystery
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
Paymaster
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
promoter
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
property
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
prove
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
refused
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
sell
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From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
shrouded
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
signify
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From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
sold
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
stock
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From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
sum
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
suspected
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From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
tax-title
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From this reading Also he had sold his tax-title to the property for the sum of one hundred dollars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
then
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From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
two
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
Virginia's
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want
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
wanted
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
wants
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From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
way
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
ways
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From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What then did it signify when he bought Virginia's despised stock for four hundred dollars, cash down?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
Wiley
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From this reading Wiley Holman had two fights and a charge of buckshot to prove that he wanted the Paymaster, and the fact that he had refused a half interest for nothing to prove that he did not want it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For when he wants to buy, no man will sell; and when he wants to sell, no man will buy; and when he will neither buy nor sell he is generally suspected of both.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE EXPERT Like the way of an eagle in the air or the way of a man with a maid, the ways of a mining promoter must be shrouded in mystery and doubt.
