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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 Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
according
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
advice
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
all
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
almost
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
any
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
ask
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
bank
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
Burton's
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
came
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
coffers
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
crowding
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
deposited
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
directors
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
Drummond's
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From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
fears
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From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
form
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
freely
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
friends
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
given
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
Haldane
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
happened
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From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
instructions
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
invest
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
invested
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
judgment
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
justify
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From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
lists
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
money
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
Mr
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
new
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
other
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
People
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
phase
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
professional
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
R
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
respect
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
Rivers's
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
Robert's
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
roll
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
rushing
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
share
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
steady
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
Stephen
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From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
success
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From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
times
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From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing happened, however, to justify Drummond's fears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
vied
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From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The success of Rivers's in its new form was as great and as steady to all appearance as that of its ancient phase.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Stephen Haldane, 'left to himself,' according to Mr Burton's instructions, had long since deposited all he had in its hands; and almost all of Robert's professional friends who had any money to invest, invested it in the bank which had an R.A. upon the roll of directors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading People vied with each other in rushing into it, in crowding its coffers and its share lists.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading People came to him to ask his advice who in other times would have given him theirs freely, with no such respect for his judgment.
