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afternoons
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
allusions
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
arguments
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
away
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
called
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
City
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
dignified
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discovery
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
discussion
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dismounted
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
easily
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
forth
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
frequent
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
grave
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From this reading The men were not grave and dignified.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
Hall
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
held
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
knot
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
library
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
lips
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
listened
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
lost
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
lower
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From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
Martin
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
men
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From this reading The men were not grave and dignified.
month
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
Morse's
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Mr
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From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
much
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From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
names
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men were not grave and dignified.
oaths
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
obscene
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
Park
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
philosophers
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
reluctantly
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
riding
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
socialists
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
table
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From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
tempers
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From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lost their tempers easily and called one another names, while oaths and obscene allusions were frequent on their lips.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
tone
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From this reading The tone of discussion was much lower than at Mr. Morse’s table.
tore
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
warm
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
way
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men were not grave and dignified.
wheel
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From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Once or twice in the month, while riding through the park on his way to the library, Martin dismounted from his wheel and listened to the arguments, and each time he tore himself away reluctantly.
wordy
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
working-class
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From this reading It was the knot of wordy socialists and working-class philosophers that held forth in the City Hall Park on warm afternoons that was responsible for the great discovery.
