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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 Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
add
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
also
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
away
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
bushel
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
causes
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
changing
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From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
cost
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From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
cut
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From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
dollar
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
double
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
down
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
go
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
goods
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From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
grow
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
happen
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
how
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
idea
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
like
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From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
money
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
other
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
pair
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From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
pan
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
poorer
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
price
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From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
quantity
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
relation
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From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
rich
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
richer
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
right-hand
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
say
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
scales
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From this reading Money, in its relation to the price of goods, is like a pair of scales in balance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
studying
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
system
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
then
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From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
understanding
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
weight
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From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
wheat
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are studying our money system, with the idea of understanding how it causes the rich to grow richer and the poor poorer.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On the other hand suppose that without changing the amount of wheat in the world, you were to cut in half the amount of money in the world; then the same thing would happen, the cost of a bushel of wheat would go to half a dollar.
world
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
worth
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From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A bushel of wheat is worth, let us say, one dollar; and if anything should happen to double the quantity of wheat in the world, the price of wheat would go to half a dollar.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you add to the weight in the right-hand pan, it will go down; also, the same thing will happen if you take away the weight in the other pan.
