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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 giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
aldermen
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
all
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
based
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
case
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
Cataclysm
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
Chicago
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
Co
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
Cowperwood
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From this reading And Cowperwood is its eyes, its tentacles, its force!
delivered
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
dreams
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
Embedded
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
enfold
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
eyes
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From this reading And Cowperwood is its eyes, its tentacles, its force!
facing
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
feared
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
fifty-year
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
force
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From this reading And Cowperwood is its eyes, its tentacles, its force!
forty-eight
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
franchise
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
giant
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
Gotloeb
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
grip
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
Haeckelheimer
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And Cowperwood is its eyes, its tentacles, its force!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
like
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
majority
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
mayor's
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
monopoly
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
monument
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
most
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
now
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
octopus-like
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
ordinance
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
out
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
reaching
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From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
realization
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
really
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From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
rock
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From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
sixty-eight
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
stands
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
tentacles
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From this reading And Cowperwood is its eyes, its tentacles, its force!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
total
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
veto
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From this reading A fifty-year franchise, to be delivered to him by a majority of forty-eight out of a total of sixty-eight aldermen (in case the ordinance has to be passed over the mayor's veto), is all that now stands between him and the realization of his dreams.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Cataclysm And now at last Chicago is really facing the thing which it has most feared.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Embedded in the giant strength and good will of Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co., he is like a monument based on a rock of great strength.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A giant monopoly is really reaching out to enfold it with an octopus-like grip.
