used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
BankingnounUS /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
Bulow
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From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
channelsnounUS /ˈtʃænəlz/
official routes of communication
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
cohortsnounUS /ˈkoʊhɔːrts/
plural of “cohort” — a company of companions or supporters
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
concernsnounUS /kənˈsɜːrnz/
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
distilledverbUS /dɪˈstɪld/
inflected form of “distil” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
emittingverbUS /ɪˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
fatallyadverbUS /ˈfeɪtəli/
with fatal consequences or implications
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
faultyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːlti/
having a defect
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
HunnounUS /hʌn/
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
investigationnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃən/
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
misledverbUS /mɪˈsled/
inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
a course of conduct
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
psychologynounUS /saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
the science of mental life
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
with speed
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
move hurridly
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
stuporousadjective
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
moving very fast
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
TransatlanticadjectiveUS /ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/
crossing the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
Unmaskingnoun
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
From this reading Unmasking the ambitious operations of Bulow and Company in the South led to swift investigation of other suspicious concerns.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The fatally faulty psychology of the Hun and cohorts misled him as usual.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A monster serpent had boldly come out of the sea and coiled itself up in Wall Street, emitting foul, stuporous fumes as well as distilled poison through financial channels.
well-wornadjective
showing signs of much wear or use
From this reading Every one had a well-worn path to the Transatlantic Banking Company.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
a late time of life
From this reading History has been made so rapidly that those in the midst of it will not realize its speed for many years.
