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1940
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
26th
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
affairs
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
Brown
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
built
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
career
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From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
CBS
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
charitable
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
Chevy
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
community
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
Conference
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
dramas
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
executive
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Fashion
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
father
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Federation
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
filming
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
Goodman
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Guiding
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
including
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
Institute
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
involved
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Jewish
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
large
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
late
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
League
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
leased
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
Light
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
Lights
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
many
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
married
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
most
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From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
Mystery
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
National
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
opera
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
organizations
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
Out
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
Philanthropies
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
president
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
produce
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
purpose
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
resident
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From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
s
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
Shirley
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Show
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
Side
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From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
soap
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
Social
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
Street
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
studio
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
Technology
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
television
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From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the late 1940s, Brown began to produce television dramas, such as _Lights Out_ and the _Chevy Mystery Show_.
TV
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
two
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Upper
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From this reading For most of his career, Brown has been a resident of the Upper West Side.
Urban
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
vice
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From this reading The father of two, he is married to Shirley Goodman, executive vice president of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
West
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
Work
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From this reading He has long been involved in community affairs and charitable organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the National Urban League and the National Conference of Social Work.
years
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From this reading He built a large TV studio on West 26th Street for that purpose, which for many years he has leased to CBS for filming the soap opera _The Guiding Light_.
