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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 Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
acres
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
admit
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From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
agricultural
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
agriculture
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From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
all
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
Ames
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From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
apostolic
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
barns
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
beautiful
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
campus
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
classrooms
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
college
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
commodious
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
deal
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
doing
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
education
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
elementary
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From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
especially
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
experience
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
experts
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
farm
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
filled
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
flocks
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
four
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
gardens
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
get
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
getting
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
greenhouses
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
halls
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
herds
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
hundreds
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
inspiration
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From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
Irwin
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
joy
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
laboratories
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
management
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
many
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
more
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
much
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From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
pretty
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From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
Professor
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
ready
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
real
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
received
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
said
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
school
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
sort
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From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
spent
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
students
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
ten
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll admit," said the professor, "that much of our work in agriculture is pretty elementary."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
THINKnounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
trip
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THINK OF IT Ames was an inspiration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great farm of hundreds of acres, all under the management of experts, the beautiful campus, the commodious classrooms and laboratories, and especially the barns, the greenhouses, gardens, herds and flocks filled him with a sort of apostolic joy.
Withers
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
work
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From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
years
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From this reading Jim Irwin received from the great agricultural college more real education in this one trip than many students get from a four years' course in its halls; for he had spent ten years in getting ready for the experience.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Every school," said he to Professor Withers, "ought to be doing a good deal of the work you have to do here."
