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agree
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
all
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From this reading Roughly speaking, all railroads, telegraphs and telephones, all banks, the mines and large factories, the large oil fields with pipe-lines and refineries, the large packing and canning plants, the large warehouses and stores, and what office buildings are necessary for these enterprises.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
automobiles
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
banks
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benefit
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buildings
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
canning
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contest
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Just what do we mean to take?
enterprise
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enterprises
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factories
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farms
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
fields
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
generation
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
going
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
homes
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
industrial
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
Just
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From this reading Just what do we mean to take?
large
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livestock
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
mean
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From this reading Just what do we mean to take?
mines
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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
necessary
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new
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
office
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oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Roughly speaking, all railroads, telegraphs and telephones, all banks, the mines and large factories, the large oil fields with pipe-lines and refineries, the large packing and canning plants, the large warehouses and stores, and what office buildings are necessary for these enterprises.
old-time
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
packing
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people
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
personal
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
pipe-lines
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planned
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
plant
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
plants
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property
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
railroads
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refineries
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Roughly
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run
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
Socialists
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
Some
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From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
speaking
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States
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stores
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
telegraphs
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telephones
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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 going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Roughly speaking, all railroads, telegraphs and telephones, all banks, the mines and large factories, the large oil fields with pipe-lines and refineries, the large packing and canning plants, the large warehouses and stores, and what office buildings are necessary for these enterprises.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
United
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
want
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
warehouses
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way
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From this reading We do not want the homes, nor the personal property, nor the automobiles, nor the livestock; nor, if I have my way, shall we want farms.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just what do we mean to take?
whole
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We are going to take over the industrial plant of the United States, and run it as one planned enterprise for the benefit of the whole people.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some old-time Socialists will contest this, but the new generation will agree, I think.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roughly speaking, all railroads, telegraphs and telephones, all banks, the mines and large factories, the large oil fields with pipe-lines and refineries, the large packing and canning plants, the large warehouses and stores, and what office buildings are necessary for these enterprises.
