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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 But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
all
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
bargain
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
battle-field
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From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
car
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
Caucasians
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
change
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
Chinese
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
companions
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
consideration
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
DESPISED
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
emigrate
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
enemies
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From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
fellow
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
gipsies
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
hated
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From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
how
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
ill-feelings
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
indeed
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
listened
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From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
love
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
many
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
men
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
money
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From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
Mongols
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From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
most
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
only
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
out
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
priori
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From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
race
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
RACES
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
regret
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
sake
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
sentiment
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
stupid
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
thousands
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed never to have looked at them, listened to them, or thought of them, but hated them _a priori_.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
travel
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From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
treacherous
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From this reading The Mongols were their enemies in that cruel and treacherous battle-field of money.
truth
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From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But wages, indeed, are only one consideration out of many; for we are a race of gipsies, and love change and travel for themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
worst
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From this reading DESPISED RACES Of all stupid ill-feelings, the sentiment of my fellow Caucasians towards our companions in the Chinese car was the most stupid and the worst.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If, in truth, it were only for the sake of wages that men emigrate, how many thousands would regret the bargain!
