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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
all
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
American
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
aristocracy
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
aside
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
certainly
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
class-consciousness
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
closely
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
Congress
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
connected
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
country
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
days
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
degree
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From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
democracy
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
development
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
dislike
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
education
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
fathers
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
feebleness
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From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
furnish
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
government
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
growing
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
higher
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
inequalities
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
instances
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From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
institutions
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From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
involved
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
lands
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
manifest
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
many
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From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
material
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
possesses
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From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
postulate
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
public
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
resources
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
Sec
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set
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
sincere
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
starvation
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From this reading In the days of sincere democracy the starvation of government and the dislike of all manifest inequalities involved the starvation of higher education.
state
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Every State possesses a university, though in many instances these institutions are in the last degree of feebleness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
universities
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
university
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From this reading The fathers of the country certainly did postulate a need of universities, and in every state Congress set aside public lands to furnish a university with material resources.
wealth
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From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 8 The American universities are closely connected in their development with the appearance and growing class-consciousness of this aristocracy of wealth.
