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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 Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
advanced
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
announced
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
assured
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From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
Cabinet
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
call
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
capital
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
Constitution
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
Culbut
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
Edward
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
fact
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
foist
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
goes
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
going
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
hate
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
head
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From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
heard
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
heart
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
hopes
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From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
intention
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
longer
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
matter
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
Minister
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
movement
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From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
much
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
now
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
often
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
other
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
piling
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
property
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
put
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From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
Radical
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
really
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
removing
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
rich
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
said
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From this reading "I have great hopes of him," he said.
say
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
side
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
sprung
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
success
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From this reading If he will put himself at the head of this movement its success will be assured."
sufferings
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
taxes
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
tender
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
trying
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
very
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From this reading They say he is on the side of capital because he has none himself; but, as a matter of fact, he has sprung from the rich, and has a very tender heart for their sufferings; I have often heard him say so.
views
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From this reading Edward now announced his intention of going in to Culbut to call on a Cabinet Minister of advanced Radical views.
way
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
wishes
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
wreck
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From this reading "The poor hate him, because they say he is trying to foist property on to them by removing their taxes one after the other, and piling them on the rich, and that if he goes on in this way much longer he will wreck the Constitution, and that that is really what he wishes to do.
