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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 It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
all
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
amounted
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David asked himself whether or not this thing was feasible.
bear's
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
case
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From this reading It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
ceiling
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
chases
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
coming
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
David
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
down
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
exactitude
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
father
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
feasible
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From this reading David asked himself whether or not this thing was feasible.
francs
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
gone
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
goodwill
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading David asked himself whether or not this thing was feasible.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
including
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
inventory
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
item
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
jobbing
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
leaving
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From this reading It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
license
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
lye-brushes
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
miserly
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
old
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
omitted
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
paste-pots
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
put
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
rinsing-trough
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
ropes
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
saw
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
separately
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
smallest
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
taking
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From this reading It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
terms
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
there
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David asked himself whether or not this thing was feasible.
thirty
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading David asked himself whether or not this thing was feasible.
thousand
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
total
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From this reading The total amounted to thirty thousand francs, including the license and the goodwill.
valued
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
very
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
way
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From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
wetting-boards
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From this reading The very ropes across the ceiling had gone down into the old “bear’s” inventory, and not the smallest item was omitted; jobbing chases, wetting-boards, paste-pots, rinsing-trough, and lye-brushes had all been put down and valued separately with miserly exactitude.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading David asked himself whether or not this thing was feasible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading David saw that there was no way of coming to terms with his father.
Yes
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From this reading It was a case of Yes or No--of taking or leaving it.
