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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 In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
additional
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
advice
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
Albert
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
appointee
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
becoming
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
bit
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
bondsmen
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
called
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
certain
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
check
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
chief
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
city
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
clerk
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
closed
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
connected
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
connection
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
Cowperwood
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
days
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
doors
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
engaged
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
explaining
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
few
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
financial
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
get
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
going
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
held
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
imparted
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
information
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
loss
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
Mollenhauer's
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
money
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
more
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
now
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
only
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
personal
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
politicians
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
primarily
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
prosecuted
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
regard
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
saying
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
scapegoat
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
see
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
Sengstack
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
shortly
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
significance
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
significant
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
sixty-thousand-dollar
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From this reading Stires had come to Cowperwood primarily to get additional advice in regard to the sixty-thousand-dollar check and his personal connection with it.
Stener
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
Stires
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From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, Stires had called only a few days after he closed his doors and imparted a significant bit of information.
threatening
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From this reading Stener, it seemed, was now threatening to have his chief clerk prosecuted, saying that he was responsible for the loss of the money and that his bondsmen could be held responsible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
treasurer's
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
treasury
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From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
try
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From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Albert was still connected with the city treasury, as was Stener, and engaged with Sengstack and another personal appointee of Mollenhauer’s in going over the treasurer’s books and explaining their financial significance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the meantime Cowperwood, from what he could see and hear, was becoming more and more certain that the politicians would try to make a scapegoat of him, and that shortly.
