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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 War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
admit
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From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
America
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
avoids
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From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
blunders
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From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
came
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
careful
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
class-propaganda
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From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
cruder
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From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
editorial
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From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
example
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From this reading For example, the “New York Times.”
false
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From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For example, the “New York Times.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
headlines
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From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
impartiality
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
Journalism
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
kept
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
New
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From this reading For example, the “New York Times.”
news-columns
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From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
newspapers
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
opinion
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
page
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From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
pressure
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
pretense
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
public
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
student
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It avoids the cruder blunders, such as false headlines.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
There
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From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
tide
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
Times
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From this reading For example, the “New York Times.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
tries
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From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
War
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
watched
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had been newspapers in America which had kept a careful pretense of impartiality; under the pressure of war this pretense was forgotten.
world
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
writer
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From this reading War came upon the world, and the writer, as a student of Journalism, watched the great tide of public opinion.
York
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From this reading For example, the “New York Times.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everyone would admit that the editorial page of the “Times” is class-propaganda, but the “Times” tries not to let you know that its news-columns are class-propaganda.
