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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 trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
career
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From this reading The career of The Leader remains one of the mysteries of history.
crowded
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
discontented
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
easy
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
enough
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From this reading So much is unlikely enough.
fanatics
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
following
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
force
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
gathered
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
government
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
history
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From this reading The career of The Leader remains one of the mysteries of history.
hysterical
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
illegitimate
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
it's
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
knowing
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
Leader
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From this reading The career of The Leader remains one of the mysteries of history.
man
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
much
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From this reading So much is unlikely enough.
mysteries
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From this reading The career of The Leader remains one of the mysteries of history.
nations
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The career of The Leader remains one of the mysteries of history.
overlook
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
personality
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
possibility
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
pure
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
remains
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From this reading The career of The Leader remains one of the mysteries of history.
resistance
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
seized
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
Super
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
super-superman
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
Superman
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
superstitious
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
trouble
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
turned
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
uneducated
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From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
unlikely
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From this reading So much is unlikely enough.
unpleasant
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From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man, illegitimate and uneducated, hysterical and superstitious, gathered about him a crowded following of those who had been discontented, but whom he turned into fanatics.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The trouble with being a Superman, with Super powers, and knowing it, is it's so easy to overlook the unpleasant possibility of a super-superman!_ ...
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
world's
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From this reading Apparently by pure force of personality he seized without resistance the government of one of the world's great nations.
