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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 WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
all
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
BAD
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
bank
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bankers
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
banks
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
Blackwater
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
built
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
business
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
C
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
Calhoun
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
called
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
cards
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
carrying
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From this reading Public confidence is shaken--and the house of cards falls, carrying with it the fortunes of all.
citizens
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
clamoring
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comes
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committee
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
ConfidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
connected
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
dangerous
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
depositor
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depositors
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
eye
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
failure
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
falls
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From this reading Public confidence is shaken--and the house of cards falls, carrying with it the fortunes of all.
finance
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
fortunes
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From this reading Public confidence is shaken--and the house of cards falls, carrying with it the fortunes of all.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
house
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
interest
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
John
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From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
keeps
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lose
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
money
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more
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
nowise
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
other
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
panic
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
pay
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people
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
precariously
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
present-day
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
Public
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
ruined
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
rumors
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
run
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shaken
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From this reading Public confidence is shaken--and the house of cards falls, carrying with it the fortunes of all.
soundest
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
starts
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
thousands
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From this reading The depositors lose their money, the bankers lose their money; and thousands of other people in nowise connected with it are ruined by the failure of one bank.
times
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
vaults
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From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hence the committee of Blackwater citizens, with blood in their eye, which called on John C. Calhoun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Public confidence is shaken--and the house of cards falls, carrying with it the fortunes of all.
WUNPOST
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From this reading WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM It is dangerous to start rumors against even the soundest of banks, because our present-day finance is no more than a house of cards built precariously on Public Confidence.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No bank can pay interest, or even do business, if it keeps all its money in the vaults; and yet in times of panic, if a run ever starts, every depositor comes clamoring for his money.
