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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 And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
accident
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading But alas, there were no more fifty-thousand-dollar clients!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
attained
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
away
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
bring
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
bringing
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From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
caller
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
cases
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From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
circles
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
citizen
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
city
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
clients
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From this reading But alas, there were no more fifty-thousand-dollar clients!
considerable
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
deed
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
destitute
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
eighty
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
entitled
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
fifty-thousand-dollar
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From this reading But alas, there were no more fifty-thousand-dollar clients!
financial
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
greater
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
Hasbrook
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
hundred
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
hurt
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
indignant
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
large
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
man
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
means
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From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
Montague
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
more
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
new
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From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
newspapers
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But alas, there were no more fifty-thousand-dollar clients!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
notoriety
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
number
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From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
old
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
only
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
proposed
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
refused
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
rights
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
said
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
signing
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
street-car
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
suit
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From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
suits
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The newspapers said nothing more about the Hasbrook suit; but in financial circles Montague had attained considerable notoriety because of it.
then
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
there
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From this reading But alas, there were no more fifty-thousand-dollar clients!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
traction
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
transfers
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
tricked
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
trust
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From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
unfortunately
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this was the means of bringing him a number of new cases.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But alas, there were no more fifty-thousand-dollar clients!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then there was a poor old man who had been hurt in a street-car accident and had been tricked into signing away his rights; and an indignant citizen who proposed to bring a hundred suits against the traction trust for transfers refused.
widow
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
years
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From this reading The first caller was a destitute widow with a deed which would have entitled her to the greater part of a large city in Pennsylvania—only unfortunately the deed was about eighty years old.
