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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 INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
according
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
acquiring
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
appreciation
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From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
aside
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From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
away
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Baines
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bank
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
bit
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brain
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
built
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
buying
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carefully
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
cents
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Coldriver
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
completed
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
credit
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dam
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deal
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DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
didos
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dollars
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domination
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
establishing
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five
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
foundations
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frescoes
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
hate
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From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
INSURANCE
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irresistibly
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
knew
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LAPSE
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lever
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liked
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line
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
logical
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From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
love
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From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
man
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means
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
miles
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money
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more
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most
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moved
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
much
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NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
ordinary
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
ownership
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
plans
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
porticoes
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From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
power
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
powerful
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From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
procedure
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railroad
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reach
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reputation
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
rich
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roof
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sake
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Scattergood
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shingle
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From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
shingles
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shrewdness
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
site
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slowly
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some
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stage
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structure
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
taking
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
there
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
timber
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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transportation
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
twenty-four
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Valley
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
value
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From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INSURANCE THAT DID NOT LAPSE Scattergood Baines was not a man to shingle his roof before he built his foundations.
water
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From this reading His completed structure, according to the plans carefully printed on his brain, was the domination of Coldriver Valley through ownership of its means of transportation and of its water power.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He knew the value of shingles, and was not without some appreciation for frescoes and porticoes and didos, but he liked to reach them in the ordinary course of logical procedure.
world
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From this reading He wanted to be rich, not for the sake of being rich, but because a great deal of money is, aside from love or hate, the most powerful lever in the world.
worth
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
years
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From this reading For five years, now, Scattergood had moved along slowly and irresistibly, buying a bit of timber here, acquiring a dam site there, taking over the stage line to the railroad twenty-four miles away, and establishing a credit and a reputation for shrewdness that were worth much more to him than dollars and cents in the bank.
