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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 THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
absolutely
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
air
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
appeared
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
Blemish
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
busiest
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
business
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
busy
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
CALLS
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From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
character
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
City
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
complainingly
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
comprise
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
corner
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
creaked
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
CREDITORS
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From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
cunningly
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
hard
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
hinges
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
mahogany
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
man
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
MEETING
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From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
mercantile
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
MERCHANTnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
MORAL
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From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
morn
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
most
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
Mr
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
multiplication
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
night
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
office
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
out
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
panels
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
peeped
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
pence
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
polished
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
portions
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
pounds
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
respectable
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
riches
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
said
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
shillings
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
situated
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
spirit
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
stamped
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
sum
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
swing-door
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From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORAL MERCHANT CALLS A MEETING OF HIS CREDITORS.
There
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
twinkle
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
unmistakeably
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From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The swing-door of the office had a hard time of it--from morn till night it creaked upon its hinges, complainingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
whole
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From this reading The spirit of pounds, shillings, and pence peeped out of its every corner, and appeared to be cunningly busy over the sum of multiplication--a sum which may be said to comprise the whole duty of mercantile man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was an air of business about it which unmistakeably stamped its character; its polished mahogany panels seemed absolutely to twinkle with riches.
Zachariah
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From this reading The office of Mr. Zachariah Blemish was situated in one of the busiest and most respectable portions of the City.
