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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 A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
accusation
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
address
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
All
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
average
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
better
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From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
college
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
Congressman
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
cultivated
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
destroys
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
district
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
educated
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
education
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
elected
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
equal
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
execute
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
fit
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
ignorance
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
inferior
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
judgment
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
kind
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
legislate
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
legislature
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
Maine
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
man
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
men
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From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
natural
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
often
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
one-sided
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
people
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
perception
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
proper
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
public
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
recently
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
representative
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
represented
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
repudiated
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
slander
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
theory
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another.
uneducated
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From this reading The theory was that, uneducated, he was the proper representative of the average ignorance of his district, and that ignorance ought to be represented in the legislature in kind.
vehemently
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From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
want
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From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The ignorant know better what they want than the educated know for them.
working
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From this reading "Their education [that of college men] destroys natural perception and judgment; so that cultivated people are one-sided, and their judgment is often inferior to that of the working people."
