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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 Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
absence
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From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
agitation
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also
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
attained
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book
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From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
consecrated
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courage
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disappointed
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earnings
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enrolled
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enterprises
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
enthusiast
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From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
faith
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From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
faults
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flinched
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From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
further
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
happiness
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
hoped
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
human
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
husband's
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From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
indebted
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injustice
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
invariably
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
invested
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
justice
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
lives
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lost
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
making
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From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
many
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
material
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
most
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From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
non-temporizing
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From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
Now
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
off
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
perilous
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persistence
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pieces
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purpose
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reader
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sacrifices
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From this reading A great and non-temporizing enthusiast, he never flinched from making sacrifices.
service
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set
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
Sinclair
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
social
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
successes
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
task
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tearing
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From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
then
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though disappointed time after time, he never lost faith nor courage to start again.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
too
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
Upton
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From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
ward
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From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and then he attained great material successes as a writer, but invariably he invested and lost his earnings in enterprises by which he had hoped to ward off injustice and to further human happiness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Upton Sinclair is one of the not too many writers who have consecrated their lives to the agitation for social justice, and who have also enrolled their art in the service of a set purpose.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To whose persistence in the perilous task of tearing her husband’s manuscript to pieces, the reader is indebted for the absence of most of the faults from this book.
writer
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writers
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