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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 Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
all
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From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
bleak
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bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
bricks
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bring
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building
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
careers
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chance
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chat
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coagulate
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colossal
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the whole fabric of confidence and imagination totters—and down they come....
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the whole fabric of confidence and imagination totters—and down they come....
crude
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curious
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day
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despoiled
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down
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ended
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fabric
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financiers
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fluid
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general
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glide
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
hillside
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how
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From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
imagination
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
later
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litter
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luck
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From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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merely
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modern
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moonshine
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mortar
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not merely my uncle.
nature
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not merely my uncle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
opulence
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From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
out
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outrage
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paths
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peace
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quality
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realisation
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relations
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reminded
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roads
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scaffolding
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seem
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sheds
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Sooner
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test
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
Then
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is curious how many of these modern financiers of chance and bluff have ended their careers by building.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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totters
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try
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From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
uncle
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From this reading It was not merely my uncle.
unforeseeing
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
vicar
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wages-sheet
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From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not merely my uncle.
weekly
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From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
whole
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From this reading Then the whole fabric of confidence and imagination totters—and down they come....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sooner or later they all seem to bring their luck to the test of realisation, try to make their fluid opulence coagulate out as bricks and mortar, bring moonshine into relations with a weekly wages-sheet.
witnessed
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From this reading When I think of that despoiled hillside, that colossal litter of bricks and mortar, and crude roads and paths, the scaffolding and sheds, the general quality of unforeseeing outrage upon the peace of nature, I am reminded of a chat I had with the vicar one bleak day after he had witnessed a glide.
