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100,000
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
affairs
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
banks
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
benefit
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
Brewster
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
came
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
cause
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
collapse
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
day
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
deposited
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
depths
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
despair
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
destroyed
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
failed
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
financial
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
five
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
Friday
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
FRIEND
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
hope
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
inspired
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
legitimate
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
Mismanagement
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
money
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
month
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From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
Needless
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
number
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
operations
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
out
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
prove
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
regarding
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
say
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
some
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
superstition
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
suspend
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
thereby
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
thirteen
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading Mismanagement was the cause and the collapse came on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
transaction
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
vestige
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From this reading Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the superstition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
wild
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From this reading Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him.
windfall
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his financial affairs had a windfall.
wiped
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From this reading One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out.
