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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 A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
bulge
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From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
business
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
buttons
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calculating
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
cargo
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chest
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From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
conferences
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
day
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
days
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
decided
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deck
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From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
desk
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dictating
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entering
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
expression
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
face
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
few
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
financial
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
find
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
Guest
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
interests
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
issuing
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
Johnny
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From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
land
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
letters
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
man
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
men
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
more
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
native
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
New
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
office
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
once
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
orders
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
other
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
out
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
profits
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
pushing
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
REVELATION
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From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
rich
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
shore
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
shrewd
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
sighted
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
sitting
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
STARTLING
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From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
strolled
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From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
successful
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From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
things
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
Thompson
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
Unwilling
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
vast
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From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION What of Johnny and his precious cargo?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As the days passed and land, the shore of his native land, was sighted, the face of the Unwilling Guest once more took on a shrewd, calculating expression of a business man whose financial interests are vast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Already, in his mind, he was entering his office, was sitting at his desk, dictating letters, pushing buttons, issuing orders, calculating profits; he was sitting in financial conferences with other rich and successful men.
wonder
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From this reading Little wonder that his chest began to bulge as he strolled the deck.
York
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From this reading They were not a day out from New York when Johnny Thompson decided to find out a few things.
