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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 ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
ALICE
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
also
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
Assembly
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From this reading While Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Assembly, Grover Cleveland became governor of the state.
ASSEMBLYMAN
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
became
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From this reading While Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Assembly, Grover Cleveland became governor of the state.
BIRTH
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
career
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
CLEVELAND
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
DEATH
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
experience
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
extract
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
fit
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
generally
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
GOVERNOR
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Grover
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From this reading While Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Assembly, Grover Cleveland became governor of the state.
happening
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From this reading One happening is of peculiar interest to note.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
interest
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From this reading One happening is of peculiar interest to note.
interesting
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
just
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
larger
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
later
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
managed
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
MEASURES
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
member
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From this reading While Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Assembly, Grover Cleveland became governor of the state.
MOTHER
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
MR
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
needed
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
note
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From this reading One happening is of peculiar interest to note.
occupy
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
peculiar
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From this reading One happening is of peculiar interest to note.
pleasure
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
positions
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From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
profit
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
PUSHED
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
ROOSEVELT
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
ROOSEVELT'S
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From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
SOME
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
state
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From this reading While Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Assembly, Grover Cleveland became governor of the state.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
THEODORE
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER The career of an assemblyman is not generally an interesting one, but Mr. Roosevelt managed to extract not a little pleasure and also some profit from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The experience was just what he needed to fit himself for the larger positions he was, later on, to occupy.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Assembly, Grover Cleveland became governor of the state.
WORK
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From this reading THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND GOVERNOR CLEVELAND--GOOD WORK AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN--SOME MEASURES PUSHED THROUGH--BIRTH OF ALICE ROOSEVELT--DEATH OF MR.
