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22nd
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
back
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From this reading Darius McLeod leaned back comfortably and watched the mayor sweat.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
breast
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
Century
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
clipping
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comfortably
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From this reading Darius McLeod leaned back comfortably and watched the mayor sweat.
coming
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
Darius
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desk
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down
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From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
elected
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From this reading "You people elected me, McLeod," he said.
Estate
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
events
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
example
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
gulping
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From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
happen
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
head
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highly
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
Honor
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imprint
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
leaned
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From this reading Darius McLeod leaned back comfortably and watched the mayor sweat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
lips
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made
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
mayor
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McLeod
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From this reading Darius McLeod leaned back comfortably and watched the mayor sweat.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You people elected me, McLeod," he said.
moist
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
morning's
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nervous
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New
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newsman
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
people
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From this reading "You people elected me, McLeod," he said.
phenobarb
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pill
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pocket
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popped
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predicted
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
reached
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said
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specialized
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From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
sweat
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From this reading Darius McLeod leaned back comfortably and watched the mayor sweat.
tablet
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From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
top
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
tossing
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From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fourth Estate was highly specialized in the 22nd Century; for example, a good newsman predicted coming events--and made them happen....
watched
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water
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wet
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
withdrew
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water.
World
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
York
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From this reading His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the morning's _New York World_.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You people elected me, McLeod," he said.
