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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 The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
Alley
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
attempt
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
banking
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
building
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
built
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
climax
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
convenience
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From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
Cowperwood
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
create
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
demanded
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From this reading The public demanded it.
difficult
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
elevated
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
elsewhere
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
finally
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
followed
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
form
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From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
franchise
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
funds
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
furnish
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
general
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
hostility
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
hour
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From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
idea
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
Kentucky
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
knew
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
largely
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
Line
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
made
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
Mars
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
Metropolitan
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
necessary
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
new
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From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
opposition
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
Planet
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
proposed
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
public
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From this reading The public demanded it.
reached
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
road
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
roads
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From this reading It followed an attempt on his part to furnish funds for the building of elevated roads.
saw
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
sentiment
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
Side
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
South
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
transit
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From this reading The hour for this new form of transit convenience had struck.
trip
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From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
West
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From this reading Cowperwood saw one elevated road, the South Side Alley Line, being built, and another, the West Side Metropolitan Line, being proposed, largely, as he knew, in order to create sentiment for the idea, and so to make his opposition to a general franchise difficult.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Planet Mars The banking hostility to Cowperwood, which in its beginning had made necessary his trip to Kentucky and elsewhere, finally reached a climax.
