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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 “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
act
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From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
air
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
all
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
assented
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From this reading To this I assented readily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
beginning
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
beings
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
charity
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From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
clubs
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
continued
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
day
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
Doctor
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
done
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From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
elaborate
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
find
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From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
first
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
forget
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
helping
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
human
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To this I assented readily.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
individual
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
leagues
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
lose
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
machinery
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
making
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
organizations
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
people
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
place
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
poor
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From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
protested
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From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
readily
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From this reading To this I assented readily.
regard
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From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
responsibility
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
said
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
schemes
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
sense
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
society
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From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
soon
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From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
startnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading As soon as we find an act of charity that ought to be done, we start a society to do it for us.”
strong
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From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
sympathy
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
thing
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this I assented readily.
thoughtful
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From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this I assented readily.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
want
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From this reading “Our elaborate schemes for helping people are making us forget,” said the Doctor one day, “that the one thing human beings want is human sympathy.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “But when,” I protested, “has a sense of individual responsibility in regard to the poor been so strong?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “In the first place,” she continued, with a thoughtful air, “through all this machinery of leagues and clubs and organizations we are beginning to lose our sense of individual responsibility.
