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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 He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
absolutism
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
aggregate
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
all
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
anomalous
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From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
Believing
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
bent
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
century
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
certainly
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From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
child
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
commerce
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
commercial
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
country
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
democracy
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
doctrines
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
dominated
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
drawn
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
earth
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
economic
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
ends
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
expediency
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
flourishing
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
force
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
giant
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
independent
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
industry
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
Jacob
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From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
man
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
Mediterranean
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
men
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
missionary
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
monopolist
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
most
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
natural
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
nineteenth
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
occupied
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From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
Paul
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
position
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From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
preached
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
primitive
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
product
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
rights
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From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
ripened
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
society
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
splendid
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
St
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From this reading An economic missionary, a commercial St. Paul, he preached the doctrines of expediency and force.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Believing in the natural rights of man, a child himself of democracy, he bent all men to his absolutism.
together
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From this reading A captain of industry and a splendid monopolist, he dominated the most independent aggregate of men ever drawn together from the ends of the earth.
trader
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
vandals
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From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
Welse
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From this reading The position occupied by Jacob Welse was certainly an anomalous one.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was a giant trader in a country without commerce, a ripened product of the nineteenth century flourishing in a society as primitive as that of the Mediterranean vandals.
