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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 A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For there was no doubt about the crisis now.
afar
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
any
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
bank
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
banker's
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
Birmingham
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
cash
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
crisis
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From this reading For there was no doubt about the crisis now.
day
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
doubt
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From this reading For there was no doubt about the crisis now.
down
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
failures
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
fear
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
find
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
flung
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there was no doubt about the crisis now.
forced
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
foreseeing
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
glutted
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
goods
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
high
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
later
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
Liverpool
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
London
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
low
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
Manchester
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
market
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
money
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
now
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From this reading For there was no doubt about the crisis now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
off
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
others
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
places
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
procuring
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
products
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
prudent
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
return
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
ruin
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
run
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
sacrifice
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
sell
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
shocks
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
sluggishly
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From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
sold
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From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
some
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From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
talk
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
there
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to sell goods, for the prudent and foreseeing had already flung their products upon the market, and glutted it, and later, others had come in and, forced to find money, had sold down and down, procuring cash at any sacrifice.
trade
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From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
upheavals
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From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
week
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From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week and a day went by after the banker’s return and there was no run upon the bank.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But afar off, in London and Manchester and Liverpool, and even in Birmingham, there were shocks and upheavals, failures and talk of failures, fear in high places, ruin in low.
wheels
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From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped.
