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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 THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
all
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From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
assuming
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
BANK
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
banker
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
boy
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
clearly
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
company
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
conducted
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From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
dividends
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
get
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
give
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
hard
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
investment
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From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
kind
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
looking
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
made
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
mother
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From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
negotiations
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From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
payment
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
position
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
present
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
probably
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rather
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
resumes
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From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
Richard
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
said
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
school
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
sir
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From this reading "Yes, sir.
some
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
trouble
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From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
up
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Until that company resumes the payment of dividends we shall have rather a hard time to get on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
work
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From this reading And I have made up my mind to give up school, for the present, at least, and get work of some kind," said the boy, clearly.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BANK "Am I right in assuming that you are looking for a position, Richard?" was the first thing the banker said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You probably know the trouble my mother is having with her investment, for she has conducted all negotiations through your bank.
