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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 While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
additional
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
always
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
any
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From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
Archie
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
away
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
broker's
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
capital
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
clerk
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
clothing
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
dipping
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
dividends
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
dollars
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
dusk
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
experienced
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
fifty
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
hadn't
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
honorable
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
income
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
investments
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
lawful
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
Leary
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
Leary's
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
ludicrous
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From this reading There was something ludicrous in the whole proceeding.
method
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
money
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From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
office
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
own
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
partner
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
personal
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
placidly
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
pleasurable
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
proceeding
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From this reading There was something ludicrous in the whole proceeding.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
really
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From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
receiving
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
silent
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
sixty
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something ludicrous in the whole proceeding.
starlit
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
statement
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
ten
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
There
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From this reading There was something ludicrous in the whole proceeding.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
thousand
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
thrill
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
title
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
tucked
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
vanished
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From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something ludicrous in the whole proceeding.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leary vanished into the starlit dusk as placidly as though he hadn't tucked away in his clothing sixty thousand dollars to which he had no lawful right or title.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
whole
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From this reading There was something ludicrous in the whole proceeding.
work
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From this reading Neither really did any work for the money.
world's
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From this reading Leary's method of dipping into the world's capital seemed quite as honorable as his own.
year
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From this reading While Archie had an income of fifty thousand dollars a year from investments, he had always experienced a pleasurable thrill at receiving the statement of his dividends from his personal clerk in the broker's office, where he drew an additional ten thousand as a silent partner.
