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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 And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
absentee
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
agriculture
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
capitalist
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
census
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From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
city
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
consequences
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
country
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
dependent
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
doles
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
doom
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
empire
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
employment
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
eyes
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From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
farm-land
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
farmers
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
going
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
growth
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
happening
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From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
headlong
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
history
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
imperialism
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
independent
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
inexorably
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
landlordism
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
led
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
middlemen
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
moneylenders
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
piece
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From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
population
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
price
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
profits
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
public
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
reports
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From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
rhetoric
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From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
road
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
Rome
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
ruined
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
slum-dwellers
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
speculators
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
spread
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
statistics
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From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
steadily
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
summary
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From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
tenantry
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
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: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
things
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From this reading And every one of these things is happening right before our eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is no piece of rhetoric, but a summary of statistics to be found in our census reports.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
today
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
traveling
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
turning
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
uncertain
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
undermining
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From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
up
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From this reading The price of farm-land is going up, steadily and inexorably; the profits of agriculture are going to middlemen, speculators, and moneylenders.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Our country today is traveling headlong the road which has led every great empire in history to its doom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What ruined Rome was the spread of capitalist imperialism with its consequences--the undermining of the independent farmers, the growth of tenantry and absentee landlordism, and the turning of the country population into city slum-dwellers, uncertain of their employment and dependent upon public doles.
