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advantage
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
all
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
also
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
always
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
amply
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
attain
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
class
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
conditions
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
Crime
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
criminal
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
depravity
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
disappear
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
doubtless
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
dying
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
equalizing
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
fortunes
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
growing
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
indeed
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
Juvenile
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
largely
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
less
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
more
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
most
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
much
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
non-age
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
now
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
off
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
old
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
others
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
over-age
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
people
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
plan
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
poverty
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
proportionally
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
provide
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
reach
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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
recommend
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
removing
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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
rich
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
scheme
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
sinners
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
smaller
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
some
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
there
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
thirty
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
transform
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
very
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From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
women
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
world
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
younger
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From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
youth
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From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
