afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
Allenby
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From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
in addition
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
contributeverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
bestow a quality on
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
enterprisesnounUS /ˈentərpraɪzɪz/
plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
HarrisonnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
of great significance or value
From this reading R. G. Harrison was increasingly important.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
increasinglyadverbUS /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
advancing in amount or intensity
From this reading R. G. Harrison was increasingly important.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
in the recent past
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
MatthewnounUS /ˈmæθjuː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
the force of workers available
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
minesnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
and nothing more
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
thirty-sixadjective
being six more than thirty
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading He had started at twenty-five, looking after his dead father’s interests and fortune.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick Harrison was R. G. Harrison in the Second National Bank Building.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
which person or people
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
withdrawnadjectiveUS /wɪθˈdrɔːn/
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading He had been involved in various enterprises, all of them successful, but more and more he had withdrawn and concentrated lately on the mines in which Matthew Allenby and his company were interested.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At thirty-six he had taken his place among the young business men of the city who had made good and could contribute not only money, but also brains to the public benefit.
