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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
assistant
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been two eventful years to Jimmy.
company
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
dismissed
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
ENDEAVOR
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From this reading THE MAINSPRING OF ENDEAVOR.
endless
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
eventful
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From this reading They had been two eventful years to Jimmy.
experiments
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
five
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
G
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
general
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Glass
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been two eventful years to Jimmy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
Hope
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
interview
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
investigation
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From this reading Then there was the investigation of Mrs. Rand’s property.
James
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Jimmy
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From this reading They had been two eventful years to Jimmy.
Leffingwell
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
MAINSPRING
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From this reading THE MAINSPRING OF ENDEAVOR.
making
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
manager
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
men
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
momentous
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
months
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Mr
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Mrs
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From this reading Then there was the investigation of Mrs. Rand’s property.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAINSPRING OF ENDEAVOR.
office
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Optical
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
organization
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
parent
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
plan
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
president
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
private
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
property
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From this reading Then there was the investigation of Mrs. Rand’s property.
Rand
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Rand's
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From this reading Then there was the investigation of Mrs. Rand’s property.
Robert
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
seated
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
second
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
some
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
summarily
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
technical
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAINSPRING OF ENDEAVOR.
Then
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From this reading Then there was the investigation of Mrs. Rand’s property.
there
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From this reading Then there was the investigation of Mrs. Rand’s property.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been two eventful years to Jimmy.
thus
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been two eventful years to Jimmy.
two
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
Wentworth
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
worked
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From this reading For five months after his momentous second interview with the president, the technical men of the company had worked on the plan, making endless experiments.
years
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From this reading One morning, some two years after Mr. Leffingwell Hope was thus summarily dismissed from the Wentworth company, Mr. James Rand, assistant general manager of the Wentworth Optical Glass Company, was seated in the private office of Robert G. Wentworth, president of the parent organization.
