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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 Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
abundant
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
actual
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
affairs
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
allowed
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
apparent
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From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
automatic
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
Bonbright
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
box
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
business
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
cast
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
dialogue
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
experience
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
Foote
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From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
foreign
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Time had hung heavily on his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
heavily
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From this reading Time had hung heavily on his hands.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
hung
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From this reading Time had hung heavily on his hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
Incorporated
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From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
interpreter
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
language
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
like
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
lines
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
machine
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
man
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
member
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
much
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
Now
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
old
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From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time had hung heavily on his hands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
participate
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
participates
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
play
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
position
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From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
rubber
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
seat
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
some
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
stamp
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From this reading He had not been allowed to participate in actual affairs except as some automatic machine or rubber stamp participates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had hung heavily on his hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
translate
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
unhappy
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From this reading In his old position as heir apparent to Bonbright Foote, Incorporated, he had been unhappy.
very
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From this reading Now he found himself a member of the cast; very much a member, with abundant lines and business.
watching
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From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bonbright, in his business experience, had been like a man watching a play in a foreign language, from a box seat--with an interpreter to translate the dialogue.
