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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 The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
all
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From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
Angry
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any
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
Atlanta
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Bad
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Bands
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
best
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From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
big
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Bitter
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
Boy
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Bunch
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business
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
cause
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Causes
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Circus
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Citizens
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classes
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
departments
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
devise
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
else
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enough
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
get
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
got
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
greatest
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
haven't
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
head
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
heads
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
held
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
high-toned
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
Hornets
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
Inject
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interested
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
lot
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
managers
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
Meet
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meeting
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
money
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Much
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negroes
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
Pa
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pass
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patronize
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people
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politicians
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Politics
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Rival
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
Show
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shows
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
some
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
south
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state
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
talking
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From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
Tent
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Inject a Little Politics Into the Show--Rival Bands of Atlanta Citizens Meet in the Circus Tent--A Bunch of Angry Hornets Causes Much Bitter Feeling.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
there
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From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
too
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
traveled
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
very
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
views
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
want
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
way
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From this reading The managers and heads of departments held a meeting to devise some way to get both classes interested, and everybody was asked to state their views.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
white
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From this reading We haven't been having a very big business in the south, because the negroes haven't money enough to patronize shows, and a lot of the white people are either too high-toned or else they are politicians and want a pass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After they all got through talking pa asked me what I thought would be the best way to get the people excited about the show, and I told him there was no way except to inject a little politics into it.
year
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From this reading I expect that next year I shall be one of the managers of this show, 'cause they tell me I have got the greatest head of any boy that has ever traveled with the show.
