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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 AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
advanced
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
ANNUAL
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
any
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
arrogance
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
called
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
common
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
degrees
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
due
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
elevation
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
financial
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
functions
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
general
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
greater
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
incumbency
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
jobs
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
kinds
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
known
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
later
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
lowly
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
man
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
manager
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
manual
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
Margrave
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
Margrave's
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
nobler
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
now
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
office
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
offices
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
officials
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
originally
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
PASS
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
performance
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
phrase
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
political
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
positions
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
public
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
Pull
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
Pulls
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From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
railroad
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
railway
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
sit
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
slow
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From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
There
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was originally political but later financial; and he now had both kinds of Pulls.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
Timothy
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From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had advanced by slow degrees from the incumbency of those lowly manual offices called jobs, to the performance of those nobler functions known as positions.
tyrants
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From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no greater arrogance among us than that of our railway officials; they are greater tyrants than any that sit in public office.
vice-president
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From this reading Margrave's elevation to the office of third vice-president and general manager was due to his Pull.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ANNUAL PASS Timothy Margrave was, in common phrase, a good railroad man.
