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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 I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
Admiralty
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aimed
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all
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
altogether
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
bare
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
begun
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big
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
build
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
class
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
combinations
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
conscious
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
consolidated
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
easily
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From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
Education
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educational
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
effect
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
get
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From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
given
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From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
governing
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
government
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From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
harm
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
indeed
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
laying
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
machine
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
meant
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From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
new
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
now
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
office
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From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
out
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
plan
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From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
political
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
project
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
public
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
purpose
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
reconstruction
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
scheme
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
schools
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
see
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
service
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
special
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
starting-point
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From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
system
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
trying
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From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
up
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
wanted
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From this reading I wanted to build up a new educational machine altogether for the governing class out of a consolidated system of special public service schools.
War
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From this reading I could have begun my plan from the Admiralty or the War Office quite as easily as from the Education Office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do not see what harm I can do now by laying bare the purpose of the political combinations I was trying to effect.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My educational scheme was indeed the starting-point of all the big project of conscious public reconstruction at which I aimed.
work
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From this reading I meant to get to work upon this whatever office I was given in the new government.
