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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 The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
according
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
all
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
Congress
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From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
constitutional
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
creatures
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
debated
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
destruction
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From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
empty
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From this reading Congress and the Senate were empty pretences, farces.
end
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From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
farces
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From this reading Congress and the Senate were empty pretences, farces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
forms
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
give
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
Granger
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From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
Grangers
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From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
gravely
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
Heel
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
high
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
Iron
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
knew
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From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
mandates
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
minority
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From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
near
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From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
old
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
Oligarchy
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
pitiful
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From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
places
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
pretences
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From this reading Congress and the Senate were empty pretences, farces.
procedure
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
Public
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
questions
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
reality
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
Senate
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From this reading Congress and the Senate were empty pretences, farces.
socialists
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From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
stamp
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From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
states
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From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
taken
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
treason
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
tried
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From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The socialists were in a pitiful minority, and they knew that their end was near.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were being tried for high treason, and their places were taken by the creatures of the Iron Heel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Public questions were gravely debated and passed upon according to the old forms, while in reality all that was done was to give the stamp of constitutional procedure to the mandates of the Oligarchy.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the destruction of the Granger states, the Grangers in Congress disappeared.
