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An Experiment in Altruism
An Experiment in Altruism

Chapter XXI

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“Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.
The socialistic banquet was a success.
Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.
The Young Reformer presided with great ease.
The repast was not formal.
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An Experiment in Altruism

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.
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The socialistic banquet was a success.
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Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.
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The Young Reformer presided with great ease.
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The repast was not formal.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Young Reformer presided with great ease.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.”

All words in this reading · 32

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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 socialistic banquet was a success.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

banquet

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From this reading The socialistic banquet was a success.

bin

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From this reading “Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.

classes

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

ease

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From this reading The Young Reformer presided with great ease.

formal

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From this reading The repast was not formal.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Young Reformer presided with great ease.

HEINE

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From this reading “Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.

HEINRICH

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From this reading “Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.

Ich

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From this reading “Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.

members

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The repast was not formal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

People

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present

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

presided

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From this reading The Young Reformer presided with great ease.

Reformer

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From this reading The Young Reformer presided with great ease.

repast

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From this reading The repast was not formal.

representatives

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

selber

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From this reading “Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.

several

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

socialistic

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From this reading The socialistic banquet was a success.

success

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From this reading The socialistic banquet was a success.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The socialistic banquet was a success.

upper

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

Various

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From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

Volk

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From this reading “Ich selber bin Volk.”—HEINRICH HEINE.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The socialistic banquet was a success.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Various members of the upper classes were present, and several representatives of the People.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Young Reformer presided with great ease.

Young

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From this reading The Young Reformer presided with great ease.