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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 IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
advertisements
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From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
Agnes
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almost
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
already
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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
Bobby
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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case
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charm
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From this reading The third time was to be the charm.
CHARMING
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commercial
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
contested
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days
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dearth
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
down
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drawback
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enterprises
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
fact
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
failure
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
false
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
field
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FLAW
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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GENTLEMAN
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hampered
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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investigation
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INVESTMENT
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lists
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long
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middle
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
midst
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monopoly
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much
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From this reading And yet too much time must not be wasted.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And yet too much time must not be wasted.
nightly
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet too much time must not be wasted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
OFFERS
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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poring
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pretty
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proved
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puzzled
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
race
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
safe
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
see
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seemed
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
some
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start
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
strange
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
stumbling
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
subject
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succeeding
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suggested
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suitable
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
There
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
thickly
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third
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
time
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From this reading There was to be no false start this time; no stumbling in the middle of the race; no third failure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
too
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ventures
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From this reading There seemed to be a strange dearth of safe and suitable commercial ventures, a fact over which Bobby and Agnes together puzzled almost nightly.
vital
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wasted
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From this reading And yet too much time must not be wasted.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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writing
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From this reading IN WHICH A CHARMING GENTLEMAN OFFERS AN INVESTMENT WITHOUT A FLAW It was pretty, in the succeeding days, to see Agnes poring over advertisements and writing down long lists of suggested enterprises for investigation, enterprises which proved in every case to be in the midst of an already too thickly contested field, or to be hampered by monopoly, or subject to some other vital drawback.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet too much time must not be wasted.
