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95
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
96
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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 He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
Actual
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From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
age
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
almost
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
any
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article
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
aside
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
attend
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From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
basket
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
bed
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best
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From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
boy
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
coat
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
college
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
consist
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From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
convention
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
day
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
emerge
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exercise
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experience
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experiences
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feed
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
five-minute
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
giddy
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
hope
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From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
journalism
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
listening
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From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
man
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
mapped
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own experience was a little peculiar.
night
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
off
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
office
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
out
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
own
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From this reading My own experience was a little peculiar.
paper
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
peculiar
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peculiarly
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From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
present
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press
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profession
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proper
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
ready
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
see
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From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
some
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student
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
study
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
subject
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
teacher
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From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
trying
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From this reading Actual experience is the best teacher in this peculiarly trying profession.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My own experience was a little peculiar.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be a little giddy at first, and the office boy would have to see that he went to bed at a proper time each night, but aside from that, he would be a good man to feed a waste paper basket.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
worth
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From this reading I hope some day to attend a press convention where the order of exercise will consist of five-minute experiences from each one present It would be worth listening to.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
write
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
young
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From this reading With the course of study that I have mapped out, the young student would emerge from the college of journalism at the age of 95 or 96, ready to take off his coat and write an article on almost any subject.
