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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 MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
all
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am now going to show why, and I consider these facts the most important in the whole world for a workingman to understand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am now going to show why, and I consider these facts the most important in the whole world for a workingman to understand.
any
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From this reading They are perfectly simple--any child can grasp them; yet they are never mentioned in any newspaper, and never taught in any school.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are perfectly simple--any child can grasp them; yet they are never mentioned in any newspaper, and never taught in any school.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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cement
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child
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consider
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DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
disease
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
editor
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From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
facts
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From this reading I am now going to show why, and I consider these facts the most important in the whole world for a workingman to understand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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going
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graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading They are perfectly simple--any child can grasp them; yet they are never mentioned in any newspaper, and never taught in any school.
hat
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
immediately
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important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incurable
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
job
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From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
loses
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mentioned
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mixing
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most
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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are perfectly simple--any child can grasp them; yet they are never mentioned in any newspaper, and never taught in any school.
newspaper
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
paste
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perfectly
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profit
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publishes
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put
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reason
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rim
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said
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sawing
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school
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sentences
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series
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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show
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simple
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study
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system
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
taught
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teacher
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From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
teaches
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
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: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are perfectly simple--any child can grasp them; yet they are never mentioned in any newspaper, and never taught in any school.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are perfectly simple--any child can grasp them; yet they are never mentioned in any newspaper, and never taught in any school.
timbers
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am now going to show why, and I consider these facts the most important in the whole world for a workingman to understand.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am now going to show why, and I consider these facts the most important in the whole world for a workingman to understand.
unemployment
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: I have said that unemployment is a disease of the profit system, incurable under that system.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The reason is equally simple--any editor who publishes them, or any teacher who teaches them, immediately loses his job.
whole
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why
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workingman
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world
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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