adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
accordin
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From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Books is a hindrance more than anything else.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading You can't study human nature in books.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
can't
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From this reading You can't study human nature in books.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
else
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From this reading Books is a hindrance more than anything else.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
hindrancenounUS /ˈhɪndrəns/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading Books is a hindrance more than anything else.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can't study human nature in books.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Books is a hindrance more than anything else.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Books is a hindrance more than anything else.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Books is a hindrance more than anything else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
There's
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From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
unlearnverb
try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
unlearnin
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From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading If you have been to college, so much the worse for you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's only one way to hold a district: you must study human nature and act accordin'.
You'll
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From this reading You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin' takes a lot of time.
