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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 It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
abroad
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
absent
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
almost
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
anomalous
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
apparently
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
covers
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From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
dictated
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
entrance
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
extraordinary
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
factories
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From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
feverish
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
forget
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
gayety
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
homes
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
interest
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
Like
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From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
marked
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
Mills
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From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
new
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From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
number
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
orders
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
people
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
policy
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
position
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
preceded
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
prosperity
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
purely
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
pursue
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
self
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
shame
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From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
smile
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From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
socially
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
States
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mills and factories took on new life.
United
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
vast
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From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
war
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The vast number of war orders from abroad had brought prosperity into homes where it had long been absent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
winter
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From this reading The winter which preceded the entrance of the United States into the war was socially an extraordinary one.
wished
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From this reading It was marked by an almost feverish gayety, as though, having apparently determined to pursue a policy dictated purely by self interest, the people wished to forget their anomalous position.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
woman
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From this reading Like a woman who covers her shame with a smile.
