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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 For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
ahead
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
all
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From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
almost
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
any
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
bag
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
boots
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
bought
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
canvas
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
caught
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
Chicago
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
clothes
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
disturbed
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From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
dollars
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
Ed
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
five
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
former
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
going
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
gone
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
heavy
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
jacket
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
lacing
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
led
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
legs
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
like
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
money
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
months
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
more
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
most
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
nearer
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From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
now
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
others
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
outer
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
outlook
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From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
own
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
pair
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
people
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
place
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
pocket
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
rather
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
restless
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
road
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
rough
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
Sam
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
some
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
stranger
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
streets
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
suit
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
surely
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
then
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
thousand
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
town
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
unpacked
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
unsettled
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From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
up
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
vagabond
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
wandering
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
warm
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During all those months of wandering, and even when he had returned to something nearer his former way of life, his mind was unsettled and his outlook on life disturbed.
way
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
weather
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From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
weeks
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From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
well-set-up
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For weeks and months Sam led a wandering vagabond life, and surely a stranger or more restless vagabond never went upon the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For the most part, however, he wore the rough clothes bought from Ed, and, when these were gone, others like them, with a warm canvas outer jacket, and for rough weather a pair of heavy boots lacing half way up the legs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
wore
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From this reading In his pocket he had at almost any time from one to five thousand dollars, his bag went on from place to place ahead of him, and now and then he caught up with it, unpacked it, and wore a suit of his former Chicago clothes upon the streets of some town.
workman
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From this reading Among the people, he passed for a rather well-set-up workman with money in his pocket going his own way.
