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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 He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
affairs
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
always
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
ardor
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
aroused
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
bondholders
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
business
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
carried
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
case
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
classmate
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
client's
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
Company
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
completely
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
confer
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
devote
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
early
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
failed
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
faithfulness
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
feelingly
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
frequently
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
generosity
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
GHOSTS
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
home
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
hours
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
how
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
impending
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
Indianapolis
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
indifference
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
inspection
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
kept
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
Kirkwood
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
Kirkwood's
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
labor
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
languor
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
lawyer
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
LIGHT
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
lost
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
made
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
new
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
note
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
now
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
office
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
papers
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
Phil
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
placed
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
plunged
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
represented
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
road
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
rose
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
SEE
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
spoke
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
study
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From this reading He rose early and kept office hours with a new faithfulness, and he frequently carried books and papers home for study.
surmised
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
Sycamore
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
tirelessly
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
together
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
Traction
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
transformed
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
trustee
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
way
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From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had always been Kirkwood's way when aroused to devote himself tirelessly to his client's business, and Phil had not failed to note how completely labor transformed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
Williams
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From this reading His languor and indifference now disappeared; he spoke feelingly of the generosity of his Williams classmate, who had placed the Sycamore case in his hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
work
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From this reading GHOSTS SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN Kirkwood plunged into work with an ardor that was not lost upon Phil.
York
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From this reading Something was impending, Phil surmised, in the affairs of the Sycamore Traction Company, for he had been to Indianapolis to confer with the New York lawyer who represented the trustee for the bondholders and they had made an inspection of the road together.
