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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 junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
able
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
any
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
assiduity
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
bar
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
BornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
Brander
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
citizen
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
Columbia
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
common
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
criminal
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
deal
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
degree
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
educated
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
George
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
joined
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
junior
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
knew
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
law
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
made
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
makes
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
man
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
mold
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
money
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
more
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
native
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
nature
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
Ohio
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
opportunist
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
opportunities
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
peculiar
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
people
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
perhaps
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
practised
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
pre-eminent
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
raised
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
representative
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
Senator
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
southern
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
splendid
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
State
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
studied
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
stultify
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
success
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
Sylvester
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From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
sympathetic
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
there
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
true
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
two
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
University
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The junior Senator, George Sylvester Brander, was a man of peculiar mold.
well
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From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
willing
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From this reading He had made money, and had had splendid opportunities to make a great deal more if he had been willing to stultify his conscience, but that he had never been able to do.
wisdom
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From this reading In him there were joined, to a remarkable degree, the wisdom of the opportunist and the sympathetic nature of the true representative of the people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew common and criminal law, perhaps, as well as any citizen of his State, but he had never practised with that assiduity which makes for pre-eminent success at the bar.
years
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From this reading Born a native of southern Ohio, he had been raised and educated there, if one might except the two years in which he had studied law at Columbia University.
