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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 "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
appeal
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
attempt
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
better
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From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
Buntingford
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
CAMPAIGN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
care
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
circular
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From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
Class
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
Classes
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
concern
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
curb
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
Defence
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
don't
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
doubt
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From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
drawing
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
educated
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From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
ELIZABETH'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
fewer
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From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
founders
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
growing
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
hand
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
hang
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
head
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
headed
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
join
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
LADY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
lay
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
League
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
Lord
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
Middle
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
MISSING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "We are fewer, no doubt, but we are better educated.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
out
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From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
pen
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
rapacity
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
ROSE'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER, MISSING, ELIZABETH'S CAMPAIGN, ETC.
said
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
sheet
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
slowly
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From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
snuffed
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From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
struggle
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From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't care a hang about the Middle Classes!" said Lord Buntingford, resting his head on his hand, and slowly drawing a pen over a printed sheet that lay before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
Why
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From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Why should we be snuffed out without a struggle?" said the circular.
working-classes
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From this reading The sheet was headed "Middle Class Defence League," and was an appeal to whom it might concern to join the founders of the League in an attempt to curb the growing rapacity of the working-classes.
