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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 He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
all
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
ANNUAL
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
away
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
bank
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
blow
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
borrow
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
busy
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
carefully
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
chair
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
companies
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
control
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
dealing
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
few
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
friend
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
getting
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
Gunsight
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
H
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
Hardesty
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
Henry
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
hoped
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
Jones
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
lay
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
man
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
market
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
MEETING
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
money
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
Mrs
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
Navajoa
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
once
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
out
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
perfecting
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
permit
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
plan
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
planned
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
plenty
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
pride
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
program
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
railroad
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
remarked
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
Rimrock
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
stock
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
stockholders
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
Stoddard
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
subsidiary
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
successful
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
supposed
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
Tecolote
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
thorough
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
throwing
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
too
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From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
very
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From this reading As his supposed friend, the mysterious Mrs. Hardesty, had remarked once upon a time: he was a very thorough man, and very successful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Rimrock Jones was too busy on the stock market to permit of his getting away.
well
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From this reading But Whitney H. Stoddard, besides running a railroad and a few subsidiary companies as well, was not so busy; he had plenty of time to come to Gunsight and to lay out a carefully planned program.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
Whitney
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From this reading THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual meeting of the Tecolote stockholders found Whitney H. Stoddard in the chair.
wrest
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From this reading He was perfecting a plan where by throwing in all his money, and all he could borrow at the bank, he hoped to wrest from Stoddard his control of Navajoa, besides dealing a blow to his pride.
