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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 Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
ahead
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
Alice
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From this reading He received a letter from Alice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
break
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
brother
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
cases
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From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
comparatively
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From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
contingency
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
corporations
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
courage
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He received a letter from Alice.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
given
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
large
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
lean
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
leisure
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From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
letter
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From this reading He received a letter from Alice.
means
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
money
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
Montague
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From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
now
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From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
occupy
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From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
Oliver
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
only
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
Price
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
prospect
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From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
railroad
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From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
realised
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
received
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From this reading He received a letter from Alice.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
Ryder
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
saw
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
smiled
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
speaking
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From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
Street
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
tip
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
two
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From this reading He had two cases on his hands, but they did not occupy his time as had the prospect of running a railroad.
Wall
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Montague was now a gentleman of leisure, comparatively speaking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
won
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From this reading He smiled bitterly to himself as he realised that the only thing which had given him the courage to break with Price and Ryder had been the money which he and his brother Oliver had won by means of a Wall Street “tip.”
year
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From this reading They were contingency cases, and as they were against large corporations, Montague saw a lean year ahead of him.
