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