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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 Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
AGNES
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
ARTS
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balance
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became
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
BOBBY
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
Bobby's
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
broke
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From this reading It was then that the storm broke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
Caravaggio
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Carmen
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carriages
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carry
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
closely
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
company
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compelled
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
CONSENT
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darkness
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
days
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
deducting
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definitely
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
disgorging
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down
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
end
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
engagement
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
entrance
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even
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experienced
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
FINE
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following
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
gentlemennounUS /ˈgentlemen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
grand
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
high-hatted
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
household
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
idleness
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
investment
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
INVESTS
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
known
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
ladies
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
laid
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
lines
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
load
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
long-plumed
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
Monday
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
Mr
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
night
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
opera
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
Orpheum
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performance
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Philippi
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
powers
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
profit
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
rehearsing
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
RELUCTANT
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
rest
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
Ricardo
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
rolled
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
season
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
set
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
shining
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
Spratt
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
STILL
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
storm
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From this reading It was then that the storm broke.
success
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
then
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From this reading It was then that the storm broke.
thereupon
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
unqualified
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
up
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
vigorously
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
Villenauve
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From this reading Caravaggio and Ricardo and Philippi and Villenauve became household words, after the Monday night performance of _Carmen_, and for the balance of the week shining carriages rolled up to the entrance of the Orpheum, disgorging load after load of high-hatted gentlemen and long-plumed ladies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
week
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week's
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From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading STILL WITH THE RELUCTANT CONSENT OF AGNES, BOBBY INVESTS IN THE FINE ARTS That week's "season of grand opera" was an unqualified success, following closely the lines laid down by the experienced Mr. Spratt.
words
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work
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From this reading The powers of darkness thereupon set vigorously to work upon him to carry the company on through the rest of its season.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
yield
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From this reading Before the end of the engagement it was definitely known that Bobby's investment would yield a profit, even deducting for the days of idleness during which he had been compelled to support the rehearsing company.
