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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 Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
affairs
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
All
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
based
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
calculations
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
descendants
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From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
dividends
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
draw
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
easy
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From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
economic
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
end
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From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
favored
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From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
flow
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
guaranteed
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From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
Hundreds
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
idea
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
interest
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
inviolable
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
labor
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
means
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
now
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
off
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
ones
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From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
other
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
overwhelm
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
people
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
people's
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
permanent
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
political
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
privilege
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
profits
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
property
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
rights
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From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
sacredness
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From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
society
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
sometimes
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
state
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
stream
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
teachings
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From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
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 know by now what the word “privilege” means.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
things
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
thousands
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this flow is guaranteed them for life, and to their descendants to the end of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is easy to understand that the favored ones of privilege believe in the sacredness of such rights.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All our political teachings, all our economic calculations, are based upon the idea that this state of affairs is permanent; the right of property to draw interest, dividends and profits is inviolable.
useful
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From this reading Hundreds of thousands of people do not have to do useful labor in our society; they draw off the profits of other people’s labor, and the good things of life flow to them in a stream so great as sometimes to overwhelm them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
word
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We know by now what the word “privilege” means.
