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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 years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
Aaron
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
active
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
became
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From this reading His fortune grew, and he gradually became wealthy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
Cohen
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
conjunction
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
contracted
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
country
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
death
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
duties
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
embarked
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
England
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
enterprises
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
eventful
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
family
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
followed
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
France
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
gained
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
gradually
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From this reading His fortune grew, and he gradually became wealthy.
grew
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From this reading His fortune grew, and he gradually became wealthy.
grown
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
idea
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
idleness
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
immense
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
Joseph
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
knowledge
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
less
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
living
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
London
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
magnitude
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
man
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
men
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
moderate
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
other
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
partnership
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
parts
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
possessor
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
public
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
residence
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
resource
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
retiring
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From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned to England the possessor of a moderate fortune, but he had no idea of retiring from the active duties of life.
Ruth
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
soon
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
taking
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
technical
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
up
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
value
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
various
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
very
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From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
wealthy
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From this reading His fortune grew, and he gradually became wealthy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
womanhood
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
works
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From this reading The knowledge he had gained during his partnership in France was of immense value to him, and in conjunction with other men of technical resource he contracted for public works in various parts of the country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To such a man idleness would have been little less than a living death, and taking up his residence in London, he embarked very soon in enterprises of magnitude.
years
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
young
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From this reading The years that followed until Ruth was grown to womanhood and Joseph was a young man were eventful years for Aaron Cohen and his family.
