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From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
agreementnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
employernounUS /emˈplɔɪər/
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
existingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
presently existing
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
financesnounUS /fɪˈnænsɪz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
FortnounUS /fɔːrt/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
FriendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
obligationnounUS /ˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
PANICnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
payingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪɪŋ/
yielding a fair profit
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
respectiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪv/
considered individually
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
resultingverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
St
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From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
StatesnounUS /steɪts/
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
TexarkananounUS /ˌteksɑːrˈkænə/
a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
tided
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From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
tripnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading No definite agreement existed between us; he was simply paying me a visit, with the view of looking into the cattle trade then existing between our respective States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no direct railroad at the time, the route being by St. Louis and Texarkana, with a long trip by stage to the meeting point.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE PANIC OF '73 I have never forgotten those encouraging words of my first employer.
WorthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Friends tided my finances over, and letters passed between my banker friend and myself, resulting in an appointment to meet him at Fort Worth early in February.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
