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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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activities
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
admit
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From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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America
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
American
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anecdotes
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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bloody
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do you believe that the proper way to treat them is to lie about them?
calling
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
campaign
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do you believe that the proper way to treat them is to lie about them?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
expose
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extremely
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From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
false
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
falsification
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
friend
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
give
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From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And what of those American radicals who have ventured to protest against this policy, and to expose this campaign of falsification?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
how
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From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
jail
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
lie
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like
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From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
much
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From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
New
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
newspapers
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what of those American radicals who have ventured to protest against this policy, and to expose this campaign of falsification?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
only
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From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
pacifist
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
pacifists
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Pastor
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
patience
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policy
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proper
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protest
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publish
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
radicals
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refuse
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
report
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
revolution
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
Rose
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
sentence
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
some
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From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
space
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From this reading Here again it is only a question of how much space one is willing to give to anecdotes.
Stokes
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
ten
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what of those American radicals who have ventured to protest against this policy, and to expose this campaign of falsification?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And what of those American radicals who have ventured to protest against this policy, and to expose this campaign of falsification?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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treat
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trying
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From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
ventured
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war
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way
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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willing
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years
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
York
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From this reading My friend Rose Pastor Stokes is a pacifist, under sentence of ten years in jail for pacifist activities; again and again the New York newspapers report her as calling for a bloody revolution in America, and refuse to publish her protest that this is false.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may not like pacifists; I myself admit that during the war I found some of them extremely trying to my patience.
