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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 A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
advantage
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
alliance
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
Americans
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
Anstruthers
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
anticipates
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
argued
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
Atlantic
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
birth
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Naturally there was to Anstruthers' mind but one point of view to take.
career
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
daughter
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
daughter's
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
deriving
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
felt
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have none of the ordinary points of view.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
idiocy
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
LACK
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
man
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
marry
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
matter
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
Mercantile
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
millionaire's
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally there was to Anstruthers' mind but one point of view to take.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally there was to Anstruthers' mind but one point of view to take.
New
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
Nigel
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He seemed to have none of the ordinary points of view.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
obtuse
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
obvious
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Naturally there was to Anstruthers' mind but one point of view to take.
opinion
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
ordinary
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From this reading He seemed to have none of the ordinary points of view.
PERCEPTION
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
perfectly
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
points
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
proclaimed
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
rank
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
Reuben
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have none of the ordinary points of view.
settlement
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
simple
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
singularly
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
Sir
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
some
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally there was to Anstruthers' mind but one point of view to take.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
there
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From this reading Naturally there was to Anstruthers' mind but one point of view to take.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
unbusinesslike
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From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
Vanderpoel
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From this reading In the perfectly obvious and simple matter of the settlement of his daughter's fortune, he had felt that Reuben Vanderpoel was obtuse to the point of idiocy.
view
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From this reading He seemed to have none of the ordinary points of view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A LACK OF PERCEPTION Mercantile as Americans were proclaimed to be, the opinion of Sir Nigel Anstruthers was that they were, on some points, singularly unbusinesslike.
York
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From this reading A man of birth and rank, he argued, does not career across the Atlantic to marry a New York millionaire's daughter unless he anticipates deriving some advantage from the alliance.
