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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 MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
absence
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
Alfred
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
arm
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
Assyria
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
attended
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From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
auditor
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
Bomford
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
Burton
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
business
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
chairman
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
Company
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
consider
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
cordially
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
developing
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From this reading "And still developing," Mr. Waddington remarked, impressively.
directors
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
equal
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
Esquire
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
financial
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
half-yearly
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
held
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
impressively
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From this reading "And still developing," Mr. Waddington remarked, impressively.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
interests
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
just
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
leave
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From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
MAN'S
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
meeting
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
Menatogen
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
most
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
Mr
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
papers
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
professor
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
pronounced
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
remarked
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From this reading "And still developing," Mr. Waddington remarked, impressively.
report
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
represented
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
shook
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
SOUL
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From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And still developing," Mr. Waddington remarked, impressively.
taking
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From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAN'S SOUL The half-yearly directors' meeting of the Menatogen Company had just been held.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
Waddington
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From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One by one, those who had attended it were taking their leave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The auditor, with a bundle of papers under his arm, shook hands cordially with the chairman--Alfred Burton, Esquire--and Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Bomford, who, during the absence of the professor in Assyria, represented the financial interests of the company.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
world
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From this reading "A most wonderful report, gentlemen," the auditor pronounced,--"a business, I should consider, without its equal in the world."
