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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 "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
amused
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
answer
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From this reading Lindau hardly waited for his answer.
any
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
artist
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From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
barons
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
coal
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
demand
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
dollars
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
earn
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
earns
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
exceptional
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lindau hardly waited for his answer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
genius
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
gifted
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
give
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
hardly
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From this reading Lindau hardly waited for his answer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
highest
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lindau hardly waited for his answer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
instinctively
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
justly
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
kings
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
landlords
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
Lindau
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From this reading Lindau hardly waited for his answer.
Lindau's
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
lived
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
man
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
March
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
million
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
millionaire
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From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
millions
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
money
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
most
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
only
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
oppressors
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
paid
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
physician
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From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
poet
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From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
practice
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
princes
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
railroad
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
rate
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
Rogers
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
said
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
science
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
scientist
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From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
tirade
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From this reading "I can only think of the poet Rogers," said March, amused by Lindau's tirade.
titles
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
tyrants
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From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
waited
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From this reading Lindau hardly waited for his answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What artist, what physician, what scientist, what poet was ever a millionaire?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
worked
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From this reading "Not the most gifted man that ever lived, in the practice of any art or science, and paid at the highest rate that exceptional genius could justly demand from those who have worked for their money, could ever earn a million dollars.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is the landlords and the merchant princes, the railroad kings and the coal barons (the oppressors to whom you instinctively give the titles of tyrants)--it is these that make the millions, but no man earns them.
