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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 is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
administration
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From this reading "The administration has nothing to do with determining that point."
administrative
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
all
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
analogy
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
arise
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
arms
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
army
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
avocations
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
business
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
cease
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
chief
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
determining
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
difficulty
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
diverse
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
equal
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
follow
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
guard
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The administration has nothing to do with determining that point."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
hundred
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
individual
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
industrial
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
learn
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
manual
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
march
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
military
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
mustered
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
namely
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
nation
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The administration has nothing to do with determining that point."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "The administration has nothing to do with determining that point."
practice
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
pursue
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
said
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
service
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
simple
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
Soldiers
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
stand
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
talent
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
there
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From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
three
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
trade
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
trades
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
two
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From this reading But the industrial army must learn and follow two or three hundred diverse trades and avocations.
very
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From this reading Soldiers have all the same thing, and a very simple thing, to do, namely, to practice the manual of arms, to march and stand guard.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
wisely
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From this reading What administrative talent can be equal to determining wisely what trade or business every individual in a great nation shall pursue?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is after you have mustered your industrial army into service," I said, "that I should expect the chief difficulty to arise, for there its analogy with a military army must cease.
