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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 Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
account
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
acquaintance
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
affected
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
all
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
annoyed
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
Atlantic
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
bored
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
business
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
cabin
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
cables
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
cards
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
command
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
correspondence
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
crossing
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
day
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
days
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
dealt
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From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
deck
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
enforced
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
eschewed
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
exhausted
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From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
expense
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
fame
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
fellow
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
five
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
get
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
idleness
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
immersed
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
kept
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
malaise
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
Markham
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
Markheim
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
men
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
merely
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
Millionaire
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
Mr
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
nee
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
New
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
ocean
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
opportunity
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
out
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
own
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
played
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
promenade
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
restless
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
rich
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
second
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From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
shore
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
slip
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
small
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From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
solitude
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
spent
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
stared
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
swallowed
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having dealt with this and exhausted it, on the second, third, and fourth days he found nothing to do.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
using
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From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
vanity
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Millionaire though he was, Mr Markham (_nee_ Markheim) never let a small opportunity slip.
way
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
wealth
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From this reading He never played cards; he eschewed all acquaintance with his fellow men except in the way of business; he had no vanity, and to be stared at on the promenade deck because of the fame of his wealth merely annoyed him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be sure the enforced idleness of Atlantic crossing bored him and kept him restless; it affected him with _malaise_ to think that for these five days, while the solitude of ocean swallowed him, men on either shore, with cables at their command, were using them to get rich on their own account--it might even be at his expense.
York
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From this reading The first day out from New York he had spent in his cabin, immersed in correspondence.
