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air
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
aroused
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
assumes
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
attention
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
badly
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From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
caught
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
Company
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From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
dollars
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
financially
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
get
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From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
give
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
human
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
I'm
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From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
inner
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
inquiries
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
insist
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
interest
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
interested
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
man
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
money
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From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
nature
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's not it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
position
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
responsibility
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
services
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
Stickney
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From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
stock
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
strange
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
surprise
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
ten
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
That's
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From this reading "That's not it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
thousand
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From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
three
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From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
versed
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From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
want
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From this reading "Does the Stickney Company want money so badly as that?"
well
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From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They have plainly told me that for three thousand dollars and my services they would give me ten thousand dollars' stock interest, but insist that the man who assumes the responsibility of the position must be financially interested as well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She repeated it in surprise and yet with an indescribable air, which to one versed in human nature would have caught the attention and aroused strange inner inquiries.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_I'm sure that I can get them for you_" "If you had _three thousand_!"
