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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 streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
addressed
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
advertising
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
annual
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
arrangements
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
assembling
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
assiduous
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
BALL
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
beauty
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From this reading It did not lack touches of real beauty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
carnival
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
Clarkson
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
collected
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
committee
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
committees
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not lack touches of real beauty.
distinct
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
entertain
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
fill
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
filled
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
granting
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
Industry
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
keep
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
KNIGHTS
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
lack
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From this reading It did not lack touches of real beauty.
main
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
many
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
masses
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
MIDAS
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
monster
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
necessary
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The spectacle was not tawdry nor ugly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The spectacle was not tawdry nor ugly.
object
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
Pageant
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
people
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
privileges
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
proclaimed
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
promotion
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
providing
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
publicity
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
railroads
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
real
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From this reading It did not lack touches of real beauty.
separate
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
sides
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
special
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From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
spectacle
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From this reading The spectacle was not tawdry nor ugly.
streets
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From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
tawdry
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From this reading The spectacle was not tawdry nor ugly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
There
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
touches
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From this reading It did not lack touches of real beauty.
two
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
ugly
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From this reading The spectacle was not tawdry nor ugly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF MIDAS BALL There were two separate and distinct sides to the annual carnival of the Knights of Midas.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The streets must be filled, and to fill them and keep them filled it was necessary to entertain the masses; and this was done by providing what the committee on publicity and promotion proclaimed to be a monster Pageant of Industry.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The main object to which the many committees on arrangements addressed themselves was the assembling in Clarkson of as many people as could be collected by assiduous advertising and the granting of special privileges by the railroads.
