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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 usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
asleep
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
associates
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From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
bottom
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
career
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
conservative
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
daring
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
deemed
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
drinker
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
five
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
gain
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
go
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
grown
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
knocked
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
large-scale
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
lifted
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
like
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
lulled
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
market
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
millions
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
more
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
named
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From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never went on a small rampage, and he never went too often.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
off
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
often
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
old
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
out
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
peaceable
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
periodical
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
personal
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
player
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
quiescence
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
rampage
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
Regan
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From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
roof
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
slip
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
small
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From this reading He never went on a small rampage, and he never went too often.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
stock-gambling
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
Street
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From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
suspicion
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
times
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
too
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From this reading He never went on a small rampage, and he never went too often.
tune
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From this reading At least five times in his long career had he knocked the bottom out of the market or lifted the roof off, and each time to the tune of a personal gain of millions.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
usually
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
Wall
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From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never went on a small rampage, and he never went too often.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
wild
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From this reading While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, ever so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild and daring stock-gambling.
Wolf
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From this reading Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates, The Wolf of Wall Street!
world
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
years
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From this reading He would let years of quiescence slip by, until suspicion of him was lulled asleep and his world deemed that the Wolf was at last grown old and peaceable.
