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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 “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
bear
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
bread
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
certain
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
certainly
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
Charity
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
close
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
daily
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
day
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
Demand
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
down
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
Economy
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
fruit
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
future
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
hesitate
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
industry
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
interfere
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
man
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From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
millennium
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
much
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From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
OFFICIAL
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From this reading OFFICIAL.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
peace
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
Philanthropy
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
Political
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
possible
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
progress
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
recognize
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
ridges
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
seed
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
sit
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
some
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
sowing
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
startling
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From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
stumbling-block
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
supplies
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
Supply
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
thousands
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
together
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
trade
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
up
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From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Charity is certainly sowing seed into the ridges of time which will bear startling fruit in the future.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For Charity does not hesitate to close up an industry or interfere with a trade that supplies thousands with their daily bread.
world
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From this reading “One may be so much a man of the world as to be nothing in the world.”
world's
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From this reading Political Economy will some day have to recognize Philanthropy as a possible--nay, a certain stumbling-block in the world's progress towards that millennium when Supply and Demand shall sit down together in peace.
