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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 said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
all-Negro
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
American
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
better
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From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
councils
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
delegate
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
Democrats
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From this reading The Republicans and the Democrats do the same thing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Republicans and the Democrats do the same thing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
feel
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
Finns
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
getting
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
group
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
highly
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
individual
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
inflated
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
like
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
means
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
mulatto
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
Negro
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
Negroes
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
organized
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
people
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
politics
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
Republicans
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From this reading The Republicans and the Democrats do the same thing.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
Russians
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
said
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Republicans and the Democrats do the same thing.
sitting
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
somewhere
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
That's
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From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Republicans and the Democrats do the same thing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
together
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
very
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
voting
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From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
want
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From this reading Otherwise the whites will want to tell us what is right for our people even against our better thinking.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I said to the mulatto delegate: "That's what Negroes need in American politics--a highly organized all-Negro group.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
whites
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From this reading We may feel inflated as _individual_ Negroes sitting in on the councils of the whites, but it means very little if our people are not organized.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you have that--a Negro group voting together like these Finns and Russians--you will be getting somewhere.
