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1,000
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
23,000
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
advance
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
apartments
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
bit
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From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
Brewster
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
chief's
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
City
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
command
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
CRISTO
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
economy
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From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
employer
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
expensive
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
financial
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
following
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
forth
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From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
fortnight
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
frown
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From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
Harrison
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
home
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
later
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
leased
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
less
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From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
man
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From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
money
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From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
Montgomery
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
MONTY
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
most
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
Mr
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From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
new
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From this reading MONTY CRISTO A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home.
Nopper
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
obedience
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
paying
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
rental
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
reported
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From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
representative
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
saw
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From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
sense
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From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
September
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
shrewd
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
strict
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
sum
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From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rental was $23,000, and the shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer by paying the sum in advance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he reported this bit of economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a frown.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I never saw a man who had less sense about money," muttered "Nopper" to himself.
York
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From this reading In strict obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased until the September following one of the most expensive apartments to be found in New York City.
