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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 She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
adding
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all
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always
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
any
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From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
applied
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arranging
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
away
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balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
balancing
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
bank
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
bills
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book
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business
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
busy
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
cancelled
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change
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
check
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checks
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clothes
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
comparing
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condition
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
determination
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From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
exceedingly
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
few
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filing
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financial
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
gave
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
genius
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
hunting
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
impending
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
inherent
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
intimate
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
keep
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From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
kept
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From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
luxuries
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
man
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matters
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
method
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From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
much
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
now
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
operation
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
paid
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passion
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
paying
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pennies
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
perfect
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
permitted
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
popularity
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
possessed
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
remainder
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require
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self-respect
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
seriousness
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
some
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
stubs
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
sums
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For since she had any accounts at all to keep, she had kept them with method and determination.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
total
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Valerie
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
verifying
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
view
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From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Valerie was busy--exceedingly busy arranging matters, in view of the great change impending.
wealthy
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From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She began by balancing her check book, comparing stubs with cancelled checks, adding and verifying sums total, filing away paid bills and paying the remainder--a financial operation which did not require much time, but to which she applied herself with all the seriousness of a wealthy man hunting through a check book which will not balance, for a few pennies that ought to be his.
woman's
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From this reading And now that her popularity in business gave her a bank balance and permitted some of the intimate little luxuries that make for a woman's self-respect, a perfect passion for order and method possessed her.
wore
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From this reading Her genius for order was inherent: even when she possessed nothing except the clothes she wore, she had always kept them in perfect condition.
