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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 people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
acknowledge
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
acknowledged
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From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
calamity
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
COMMITTEE
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From this reading THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
driven
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
earning
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
famine
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From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
food
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
fully
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
God's
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
got
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
Government
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
happened
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
landlords
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
learning
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
masters
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
matter
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
means
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
national
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
necessity
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
own
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
people
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
preservation
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From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
recognized
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
RELIEFnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
responsibility
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From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
sternest
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From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
systematised
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From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
taking
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were responsible for the preservation of the people, and they acknowledged their responsibility.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this time the famine was beginning to be systematised.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sternest among landlords and masters were driven to acknowledge that the people had not got food or the means of earning it.
whole
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
work
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From this reading The people themselves were learning that a great national calamity had happened, and that the work was God's work; and the Government had fully recognized the necessity of taking the whole matter into its own hands.
