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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 The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
all
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
any
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
aspects
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
begun
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
Butler
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
career
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
carry
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
casual
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From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
chief
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
city
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
community
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
connection
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
consciousness
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
developing
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
evil
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
experience
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
extent
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
five
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
Globe-Democrat
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
Governor
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
graft
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
instance
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
journalism
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
journalistic
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
kind
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
learn
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
like
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
lot
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
man
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
many
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
McCullagh
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
months
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
most
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From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
nation
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
newspaper
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
only
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
politics
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
power
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
preceding
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From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
President
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
rapidly
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
rather
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
reader
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From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
relation
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
respects
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From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
sensed
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From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
sentiment
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From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
significance
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
state
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From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had a lot to learn: the extent of graft in connection with politics in a city, the power of a newspaper to make sentiment in a State and so help to carry it for a Governor or a President.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My journalistic career had begun only five months before and preceding that I had had no newspaper experience of any kind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But here I rather sensed the significance of it all, the power of a man like McCullagh, for instance, for good or evil, the significance of a man like Butler in this community.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY connection with the _Globe-Democrat_ had many aspects, chief among which was my rapidly developing consciousness of the significance of journalism and its relation to the life of the nation and the state.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The most casual reader of a newspaper would have been as good as I in many respects.
