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The Titan

Chapter VIII

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The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.
At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.
Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.
But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.
When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.
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The Titan

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.
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At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.
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Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.
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But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.
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When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.”

Argument noun US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading “Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.”

Council noun US /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.”

Inexplicable noun US /inexplicable/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.”

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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 But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

affairs

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

all

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

almost

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

any

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

ask

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

attention

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

bucaneering

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

called

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

came

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

Cast

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From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

city

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

conclusion

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

councilnounUS /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

Cowperwood

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

Cowperwood's

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

deal

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

Die

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From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

end

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

eventual

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

faction

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

feasible

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

forces

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

forget

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

frame

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

gas

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

goes

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

Hall

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

house

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

interested

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

kind

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

large

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

largely

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

latter

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

learn

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

manifesting

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From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

matter

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

McKenty

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

McKenty's

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

more

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

most

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

needed

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

now

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

obtuse

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

off

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

outlined

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

overtures

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

personalities

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

plan

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

political

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

position

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

present

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

profitable

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

purposes

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From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

receptive

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From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

Schryhart

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

sides

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

significance

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From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

situation

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From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

tangles

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

top

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From this reading At the top, in large affairs, life goes off into almost inexplicable tangles of personalities.

visit

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From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Die is Cast The significance of this visit was not long in manifesting itself.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Cowperwood next came to McKenty's house the latter was in a receptive frame of mind.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading But his eventual conclusion was that Cowperwood's plan, as he had outlined it, was the most feasible for political purposes, largely because the Schryhart faction, not being in a position where they needed to ask the city council for anything at present, were so obtuse as to forget to make overtures of any kind to the bucaneering forces at the City Hall.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. McKenty, now that the matter had been called to his attention, was interested to learn about this gas situation from all sides--whether it might not be more profitable to deal with the Schryhart end of the argument, and so on.