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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 HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
action
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From this reading The stage is wide, the action varied and constant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
attain
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becomes
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
blown
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
bubble
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
business
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
constant
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From this reading The stage is wide, the action varied and constant.
day's
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
else
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From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
employment
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From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
excitements
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From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
extinguished
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
hasty
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
historian
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
HOME
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
HOOSIER
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
incidents
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
laborer
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LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
lightly
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
live
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man
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
many
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From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
names
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
newspaper
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
observes
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
offers
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office
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
other
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
place
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
playthings
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
quickly
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
reputation
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
scenes
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From this reading No other employment offers so many excitements; in nothing else does the laborer live so truly behind the scenes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
stage
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From this reading The stage is wide, the action varied and constant.
STATESMEN
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
There
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From this reading There the names of the good and great are playthings, and the bubble reputation is blown lightly, and as readily extinguished, as part of the day's business.
truly
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tyro
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varied
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From this reading The stage is wide, the action varied and constant.
watching
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wide
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From this reading The stage is wide, the action varied and constant.
wings
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
wisdom
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
young
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From this reading HOME LIFE OF HOOSIER STATESMEN In no other place can a young man so quickly attain wisdom as in a newspaper office.
youngest
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From this reading The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
