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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 Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
able
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
actions
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
all
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
animal
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
any
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
chances
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
claws
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
command
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
common
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
consequences
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
crippled
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
cut
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
dared
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From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
destruction
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From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
easily
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
escape
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
herd
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
hide
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From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
impunity
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
job
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
Jurgis
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From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
literally
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
living
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
longer
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
lost
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
marked
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From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
mingle
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From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
more
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From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
now
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From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
once
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From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
out
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
outcast
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From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
shell
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
shorn
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
steal
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
torn
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
tramp
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From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
wanted
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From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Jurgis was now an outcast and a tramp once more.
weapons
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
whereby
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From this reading He had been shorn, at one cut, of all those mysterious weapons whereby he had been able to make a living easily and to escape the consequences of his actions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
wild
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From this reading He was crippled—he was as literally crippled as any wild animal which has lost its claws, or been torn out of its shell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could no longer command a job when he wanted it; he could no longer steal with impunity—he must take his chances with the common herd.
worse
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From this reading Nay worse, he dared not mingle with the herd—he must hide himself, for he was one marked out for destruction.
