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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 NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
acres
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
appear
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
bar
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
bed-rock
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
boy's
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
CAME
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From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
cash
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
chop-house
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
contemplation
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
conversation
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
day
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
deal
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
Dick
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
dollars
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
down
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
end
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
entered
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
entire
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
estate
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
examination
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
Fulton
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
get
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
lunch
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
man
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
man's
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
March
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
men
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
NERVY
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From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
old
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
opposite
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
option
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
pending
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
place
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
presence
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
price
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
property
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
real
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
regard
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
said
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
sat
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
shorter
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
side
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
some
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
Street
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
table
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
taken
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
taking
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
talking
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From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
thirty
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
thirty-day
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
thousand
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
title
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
twelve
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From this reading “The old man’s bed-rock price for the entire thirty acres is twelve thousand cash.
two
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
VENTURE
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From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
waiter
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From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can get a thirty-day option on the property for one thousand dollars, pending examination of title,” said the shorter man of the two, after the waiter had taken their order.
well-dressed
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From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were talking about some real estate deal they had in contemplation, and did not appear to regard the boy’s presence as a bar to their conversation.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A NERVY VENTURE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One day toward the end of March, Dick was taking lunch in a Fulton Street chop-house when two well-dressed men entered the place and sat down at the opposite side of the table.
