DISTANCE, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs, and keep.
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Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.
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PORTUGUESE, n.pl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed with garlic.
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Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.
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