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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 I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
act
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
ahead
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
article
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
audience
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
better
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
call
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
came
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Chicago
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chronologically
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
close
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
darkness
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
dealing
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
drama
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
editor
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
entitled
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explained
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
go
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
gone
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
Harris
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
heard
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
Herald
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
home
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
idea
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
investigation
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
Jersey
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
Jungle
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
Later
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
like
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
limelight
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
living
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
magazine
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
matter
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
New
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
out
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
Packingtown
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
played
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
public
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
secretly
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
section
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
seems
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
skip
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
Stockyards
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
story
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
subject
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
Sunday
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
telling
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
There
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
turned
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From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
up
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From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
W
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
write
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From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
year
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
York
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From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
