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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 house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
bank
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
businesses
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
came
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
cashier
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
children
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From this reading The children had come to have intimacies of their own.
climb
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children had come to have intimacies of their own.
company
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
Cowperwood
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
dealers
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
distinguished
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
dry-goods
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
encountered
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
entertain
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
established
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
facing
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
family
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
feet
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From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
four
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From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
Front
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
furnished
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
grain
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
groceries
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The children had come to have intimacies of their own.
heads
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
Henry
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
house
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
included
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
interests
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
intimacies
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From this reading The children had come to have intimacies of their own.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
larger
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
leather
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
more
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
new
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
North
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
now
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
number
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
own
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From this reading The children had come to have intimacies of their own.
people
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
position
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
representatives
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
river
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
see
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
small
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
stories
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From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
Street
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
successful
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
tall
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From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
tastefully
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From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children had come to have intimacies of their own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
then
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
there
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
traded
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
twenty-five
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From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
upward
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
various
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
very
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cowperwood family was by this time established in its new and larger and more tastefully furnished house on North Front Street, facing the river.
way
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From this reading Here the family began to entertain in a small way, and there came to see them, now and then, representatives of the various interests that Henry Cowperwood had encountered in his upward climb to the position of cashier.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
wholesale
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From this reading It was not a very distinguished company, but it included a number of people who were about as successful as himself—heads of small businesses who traded at his bank, dealers in dry-goods, leather, groceries (wholesale), and grain.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
yard
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From this reading The house was four stories tall and stood twenty-five feet on the street front, without a yard.
