64
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From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
brokeragenounUS /ˈbroʊkərɪdʒ/
a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
clearedadjectiveUS /klɪrd/
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
connectionsnounUS /kəˈnekʃənz/
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
Cowperwood
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From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
how
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From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
investmentnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestmənt/
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
negotiateverbUS /nəˈɡoʊʃieɪt/
discuss the terms of an arrangement
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
suggestionsnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
ThirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
transactionnounUS /trænˈzækʃən/
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Between the two ends he might make four and five per cent. on the total transaction.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes his father, sometimes other people, helped him with suggestions as to when and how.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cowperwood started in the note brokerage business with a small office at No. 64 South Third Street, where he very soon had the pleasure of discovering that his former excellent business connections remembered him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would go to one house, where he suspected ready money might be desirable, and offer to negotiate their notes or any paper they might issue bearing six per cent. interest for a commission and then he would sell the paper for a small commission to some one who would welcome a secure investment.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the first year he cleared six thousand dollars over and above all expenses.
