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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 With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
all
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
also
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
any
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
college
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
consider
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From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
country
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
excellence
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
existence
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
explained
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
gas
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
glass
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
heard
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
Henry
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
huge
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
known
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
Lockman
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
man
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
many
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
more
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
named
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
old
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
other
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
others
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
owned
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
place
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
power
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
Properly
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From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
quality
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
revelation
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From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
roads
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
Samuel
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From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
seeking
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
signs
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
state
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From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
struggle
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
succeeded
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From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
thrill
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From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
trolley
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
water
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From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
wise
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From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
works
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
