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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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agreed
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From this reading "He's a fine boy," agreed Westlake.
almost
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
any
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
back
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believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
Blackstone
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block
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
boy
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From this reading "He's a fine boy," agreed Westlake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
company
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
corroborated
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
curiosity
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
dollars
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dropped
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DUAL
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ELIGIBILITY
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father
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's a fine boy," agreed Westlake.
friend
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going
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
He's
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From this reading "He's a fine boy," agreed Westlake.
heavily
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
invest
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
Josephine
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
judgment
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
likes
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
man
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
MATRIMONIAL
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Miss
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
Mr
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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opinion
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
own
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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rather
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
Sam
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
secured
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solid
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
spare
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
Stevens
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STOCK
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subscribe
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From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
SUBSCRIPTION
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taking
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
thousand
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
trailed
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Turner
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
twenty-five
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
wants
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From this reading I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start."
Well
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From this reading "Well," replied the father of Miss Josephine, "I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock.
Westlake
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From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?" inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
