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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 At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
all
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
appointed
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
bad
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
Baron
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
Beltons
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
big
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
came
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
collapse
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
company
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
complaining
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
concerned
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
day
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
folk
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
following
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
fortunes
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
gathered
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
gloomy
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
Gloucester
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
Griffenberg
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
hour
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
House
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
involved
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From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
large
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
lost
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
loud
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
made
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
man
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From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
meeting
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
money
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
noon
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
Orme's
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
ruin
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From this reading By one and all the dead man was blamed for the ruin in which he had involved them.
ruined
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
scheme
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
seldom
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
Sir
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
some
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
sometimes
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
Stephen
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
talked
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
temper
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
there
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From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
titled
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
undertones
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
untitled
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
voices
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From this reading They came before noon, the appointed hour, and talked, sometimes in undertones, but not seldom in loud and complaining voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At noon the following day there was a large meeting at Gloucester House.
well-nigh
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From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And they were all gloomy and in a bad temper; for all of them had lost money and some of them were well-nigh ruined by the collapse of the company which was to have made their fortunes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
Wirsch
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From this reading There gathered the Beltons, Baron Wirsch, Griffenberg, and the titled and untitled folk who had been concerned in Sir Stephen Orme's big scheme.
