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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 THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
All
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
also
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
Angel
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
back
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
bread
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
bunch
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
Bunny
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bureaucracy
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
City
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clear-minded
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college
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coming
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
difficulties
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discovered
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disputes
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dodging
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ears
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extreme
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
fatal
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fifty
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follow
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
get
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
growing
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From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
handful
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
instructor
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From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
interested
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interviewing
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
Irving
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From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
job
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
labor
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leaders
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
loaf
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
made
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managed
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From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
mass
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
men
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mistake
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mostly
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movement
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From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
Mr
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From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
night
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From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
other
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overwhelming
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pains
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people's
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precarious
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program
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progressive
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
pupils
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radicals
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rather
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see
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
STAR
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started
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summer
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
sympathizers
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
teachers
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
then
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
There
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three
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From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
Tracy's
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troubles
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trying
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From this reading All summer long his job had been interviewing leaders and sympathizers, and trying to get them together on a program.
up
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Vee
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wanted
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STAR I Bunny went back to Angel City, and discovered that if he wanted to follow Vee Tracy’s program of dodging other people’s troubles, he had made a fatal mistake to get interested in a labor college!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had managed to get the college started, with three teachers and about fifty pupils, mostly coming at night; but it was all precarious—the difficulties seemed overwhelming.
women
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From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were a handful of progressive and clear-minded men and women in the labor movement; and then there was the great mass of the bureaucracy, dead from the ears up; also a little bunch of extreme radicals, who would rather have no bread at all than half a loaf.
young
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From this reading He went to see Mr. Irving, and found the young instructor up to his ears in the growing pains and disputes of the labor movement.
