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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 could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
Bank
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
borrow
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
business
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From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
cent
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
Cowperwood's
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From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
Davison
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
day
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
established
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
fancy
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
financial
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
get
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From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
Girard
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
hue
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From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
increasing
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
institution
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
lots
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From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
love
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From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
market
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
money
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From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
mortgage
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From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
National
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
necessary
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From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
new
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From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
own
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From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
President
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
proposed
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
put
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From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
raise
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
relations
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
roseate
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From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
seventy
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
some
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
steadily
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
stocks
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
street-car
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
taken
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From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
there
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From this reading He could put a mortgage on his lots and get money there, if necessary.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
value
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From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
venture
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From this reading He was in love and had money of his own to start his new business venture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could take his street-car stocks, which were steadily increasing in value, and raise seventy per cent. of their market value.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had established financial relations with the Girard National Bank—President Davison there having taken a fancy to him—and he proposed to borrow from that institution some day.
world
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From this reading Cowperwood’s world at this time was of roseate hue.
