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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 Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
able
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
Addison's
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
admitted
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
affable
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From this reading He had money, affable ways, a magnetic personality.
affairs
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
Aileen
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From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
Avenue
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
backing
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
Calumet
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
Chicago
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From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
Clubs
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
comment
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
Cowperwood
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From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
Cowperwood's
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
dinners
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
eighteen
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
fall
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
fifty
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had money, affable ways, a magnetic personality.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
house
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
hundred
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
influenced
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
interest
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
invitations
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
late
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
Lord
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
magnetic
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From this reading He had money, affable ways, a magnetic personality.
manipulation
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
McKibben
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
met
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
Michigan
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
money
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From this reading He had money, affable ways, a magnetic personality.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
November
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
occurred
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
opening
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
owing
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
particular
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
past
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
people
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
personality
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From this reading He had money, affable ways, a magnetic personality.
quiet
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
races
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
receptions
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
responded
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
send
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
seventy-eight
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
some
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
teas
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
Test
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From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Test The opening of the house in Michigan Avenue occurred late in November in the fall of eighteen seventy-eight.
there
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
three
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
two
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From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
Union
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
Up
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From this reading Up to this time, owing to Cowperwood's quiet manipulation of his affairs, there had been no comment on his past--no particular interest in it.
various
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From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
ways
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From this reading He had money, affable ways, a magnetic personality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Altogether, between people whom they had met at the races, at various dinners and teas, and at receptions of the Union and Calumet Clubs (to which Cowperwood, through Addison's backing, had been admitted) and those whom McKibben and Lord influenced, they were able to send invitations to about three hundred, of whom some two hundred and fifty responded.
years
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From this reading When Aileen and Cowperwood had been in Chicago about two years.
