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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 SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
all
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
also
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From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
asthma
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
Augmentation
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
banquets
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
believed
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
best
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From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
business
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From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
chance
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From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
Commercial
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
company
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
Conference
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
conferences
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
conversaziones
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
dealt
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
deeply
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
dictate
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
dinner
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
dispose
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
distinguishing
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From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
Ezekiel
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
fact
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
faithfully
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
four
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
full
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
generosity
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
goods
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
heavy
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From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
implored
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
important
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From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
interested
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
interesting
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From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
International
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
intervals
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
laid
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
lunch
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
luncheons
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
matter
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
meetings
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
money
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
neighbor
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
occasions
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
occupied
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
Paris
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
possessed
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
professed
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
really
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
Regulation
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
representing
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
said
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
secured
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From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
sessions
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
Sir
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
social
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
SYSTEM
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
TonnagenounUS /ˈtʌnɪdʒ/
the carrying capacity of a ship
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
unlimited
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From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
unparalleled
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
unrivaled
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
up
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
weeks
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The waking intervals between our sessions and conferences were occupied by luncheons, banquets, and _conversaziones_; if we dealt faithfully with one another at the business meetings, we professed unlimited confidence in one another on the social occasions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
wisdom
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From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
work
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From this reading The work, besides being important and heavy, was also interesting.
WORKS
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
world
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From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
World's
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From this reading THE SYSTEM WORKS I WAS in Paris for full four weeks, representing Sir Ezekiel (who was laid up with asthma) on the International Commercial Conference on the Regulation and Augmentation of the World’s Tonnage, a matter in which our company was, of course, deeply interested.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In fact, if we had really believed all we said of one another after lunch or after dinner, each of us would have implored his neighbor to take all the goods, or tonnage, or money that he possessed and dispose of it as his unrivaled wisdom and unparalleled generosity might dictate.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was the best chance I had yet secured of distinguishing myself in the business world.
