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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 MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
Billy
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
buffets
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From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
contract
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
cursed
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From this reading Wunpost cursed and turned to raw whiskey.
day
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
days
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
discovered
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
DREAMS
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
dwindle
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
Eells
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
Fate
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From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
forty-eighth
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
four
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
full
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
given
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
hand
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From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
holdings
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
interest
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
Judson
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
kept
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
man
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From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
Meena
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
mere
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
MORE
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
ninety-sixth
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
now
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
ownership
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
ratio
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
raw
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From this reading Wunpost cursed and turned to raw whiskey.
reconcile
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From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
reduced
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
Rhodes
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
seen
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
sophistry
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From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
stepped
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
then
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
trimmed
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From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
turned
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From this reading Wunpost cursed and turned to raw whiskey.
twelfth
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
twenty-fourth
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
up
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What philosophy or sophistry can reconcile a man to such buffets from the hand of Fate?
whiskey
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From this reading Wunpost cursed and turned to raw whiskey.
Willie
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First he had given Billy half, then they had each given Rhodes a sixth; and now Judson Eells had stepped in with his contract and trimmed their holdings by a half.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
Wunpost
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From this reading MORE DREAMS In four days time Wunpost had seen his interest dwindle from full ownership to a mere sixth of the Willie Meena.
Wunpost's
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From this reading In another day or so, if the ratio kept up, Wunpost's sixth would be reduced to a twelfth, a twenty-fourth, a forty-eighth, a ninety-sixth--and he had discovered the mine himself!
