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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 HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
advancement
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
affairs
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
animation
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
anywhere
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
backing
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
basic
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
bearing
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
business
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
campaign
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From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
capitalists
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
central
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
closed
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From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
Company
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
courage
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
daring
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
discretion
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
doing
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
doors
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From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
duties
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
eagerness
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
early
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
efficiency
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
evinced
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
executive
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
extent
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
faith
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
generating
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
grow
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
HEADQUARTERS
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
idea
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
impatient
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
important
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
increasing
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
International
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
John
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
large
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
leak
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
matters
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
men
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
Mississippi
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
most
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
mouths
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From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
office
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
offices
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
perfunctory
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
plans
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
Power
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
president
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
president's
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
puzzle
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
Rawn
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
Rawn's
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
results
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From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
River
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
routine
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
showing
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
singular
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
slow
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
station
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
steadily
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
suspended
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
There
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
transmission
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
very
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From this reading Rawn's duties at the central offices, as president of the company, although steadily increasing, were still to very large extent perfunctory matters of routine; but the president's office evinced very early a singular efficiency in executive affairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Its campaign, whatever it was, went on behind closed doors and closed mouths.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
wireless
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From this reading There was no leak anywhere, but the capitalists who were showing their faith in the basic idea of the company began to grow impatient because of the slow advancement of the most important of their plans; those bearing on wireless transmission from the central generating station on the Mississippi River.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
world
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From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS I The International Power Company remained a puzzle in suspended animation before the business world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The men who were backing John Rawn were doing so with daring and courage, yet with business discretion and business eagerness for results.
