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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
appalled
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
attending
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
coming
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From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
contact
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From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
delighted
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
encountered
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
Ernest
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
events
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From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
fall
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From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
fast
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From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
father
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
father's
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
high
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
house
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
idealism
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
labor
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
laughed
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
leaders
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
learning
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From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
literature
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
meetings
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
much
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From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
only
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
opened
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
openly
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
other
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From this reading I was seeing the other side of the shield.
pains
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
philosophic
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
policy
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
questioned
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
scientific
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
seeing
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From this reading I was seeing the other side of the shield.
shield
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From this reading I was seeing the other side of the shield.
side
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From this reading I was seeing the other side of the shield.
socialism
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
socialist
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
socialists
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From this reading Ernest had already questioned father’s policy of having socialists and labor leaders at his house, and of openly attending socialist meetings; and father had only laughed at him for his pains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
thick
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From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
thinkers
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From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
unselfishness
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
up
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
vast
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From this reading I was delighted with the unselfishness and high idealism I encountered, though I was appalled by the vast philosophic and scientific literature of socialism that was opened up to me.
warnings
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From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about this time that the warnings of coming events began to fall about us thick and fast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
working-class
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From this reading As for myself, I was learning much from this contact with the working-class leaders and thinkers.
