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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 He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
affairs
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
agency
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
amassed
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
anchors
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
approximately
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
arrange
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
assets
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
bank
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
bills
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
bind
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
BOMB
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
business
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
capacity
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
capital
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
cars
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
cash
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
concern
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
cost
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
credit
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
day
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
delay
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
deliberately
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
dollars
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
FIRED
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
forty-eight
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
front
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
FUSE
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
future
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
going
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
greatly
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
head
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
hours
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
how
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
man
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
managed
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
manner
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From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
number
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
out
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
paid
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
parts
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
practical
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
precipitancy
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
purchase
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
put
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
sacrificed
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
sake
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
salesman
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
shocked
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
sound
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
stock
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
sufficient
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
Summit
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
things
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
Thompson
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From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
thousand
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
tie
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --AND THE BOMB THE FUSE FIRED It took Thompson approximately forty-eight hours to arrange his affairs.
transferred
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From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
troubled
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From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
twenty
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
Vancouver
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From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not know how, or in what capacity he was going to the front, but he was going, and the manner of his going did not concern him greatly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He paid his bills, transferred the Summit agency to his head salesman--who had amassed sufficient capital to purchase the stock of cars and parts at cost.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thus, having deliberately sacrificed a number of sound assets for the sake of being free of them without delay, Thompson found himself upon the morning of the third day without a tie to bind him to Vancouver, and a cash balance of twenty thousand dollars to his credit in the bank.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He managed things with a precipitancy that would have shocked a sound, practical business man, for he put out no anchors to windward nor troubled himself about the future.
