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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 IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
acquired
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all
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
anticipated
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
back
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
bright-eyed
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
city
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collect
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
concluded
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
CONSTANCE
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DECIDES
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
degrees
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
depressing
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
detailed
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
facts
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
Fahrenheit
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
felt
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
financier
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
fortunate
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
friend
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
Gamble
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
GAME
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
gleefully
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
going
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
grandchildren
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
half-century
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
handsomely
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
happy
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
head
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
hotel
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
increase
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
information
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
jerked
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
Johnny
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lease
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
Loring
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
made
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
much
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neighborhood
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New
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
ninety-nine-year
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
nursed
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
peanut
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
picturesqueness
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
plans
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
possessor
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
present
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
profits
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
property
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
providing
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
quivering
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
sagely
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
stand
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
stuffed
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
tentacles
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
tentative
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
terminal
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
thousand
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From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
trouble
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
value
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From this reading The present increase of value and that of the next half-century had been gleefully anticipated, and the fortunate possessor of a ninety-nine-year lease on a peanut stand felt that he was providing handsomely for his grandchildren.
vigor
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From this reading Mr. Gamble detailed these depressing facts to his friend Loring with much vigor and picturesqueness.
wants
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE DECIDES ON A FAIR GAME By three o'clock Johnny Gamble had acquired so much hotel information that his head seemed stuffed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every bright-eyed financier in the city had nursed the happy thought of a terminal hotel and had made tentative plans--and had jerked back with quivering tentacles; for all the property in that neighborhood was about a thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
York
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From this reading "The trouble with New York is that everybody wants to collect the profits that are going to be made," Loring sagely concluded.
