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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 JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
account
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
altogether
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
anxious
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
banker
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
bonds
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
boom
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
Boston
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
Bostonians
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
business
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
Clarkson
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
company
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
COMPUTATION
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
conditions
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
considerable
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
days
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
discouraging
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
gave
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
history
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
hold
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
inflated
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
inquiries
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
JAMES
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
keeping
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
knew
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
lounged
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
MAKES
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
new
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
organized
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
owned
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
philosophized
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
Porter
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
Porter's
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
prevailing
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
project
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
restless
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
sell
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
spirit
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From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
stock
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
suggested
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
thoroughly
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From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
Traction
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From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
vacation
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
wasted
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
Western
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From this reading As he lounged about and philosophized to the Bostonians on Western business conditions, his restless mind took hold of a new project.
WHEATON
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From this reading JAMES WHEATON MAKES A COMPUTATION Porter's vacation was not altogether wasted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was suggested to him by the inquiries of a Boston banker, who owned a considerable amount of Clarkson Traction bonds and stock which he was anxious to sell.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Porter gave a discouraging account of the company, whose history he knew thoroughly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Traction Company had been organized in the boom days and its stock had been inflated in keeping with the prevailing spirit of the time.
