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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 It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
abyss
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
air
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
America
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
automobile
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
bought
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
business
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From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
called
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
construction
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
country
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
dearly
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
Detroit
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
down
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
eagerness
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
equal
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
few
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
flag
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
fleets
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
gallery
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
give
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
glow
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
guided
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
herculean
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
hours
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
issue
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
July
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
knowledge
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
labor
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
Later
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
lay
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From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
men
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
met
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
mighty
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
minds
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
momentous
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
more
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
most
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
motor
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
Mr
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
needed
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
New
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
outcome
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
own
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
performed
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
placed
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
possession
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
Potter
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
privilege
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
saw
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
sort
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
terms
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
together
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From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
two
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
utterance
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
Waite
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From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
waited
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
war
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was July before Potter Waite saw Detroit again for more than a few hours.
Washington
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From this reading His business lay in Washington, and in Washington he remained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
white
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From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
Wilson
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later he met on equal terms with the great automobile minds of the country when they were called together to give to their flag the dearly bought knowledge of motor construction which was their most precious possession.
World
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From this reading It was his privilege to hear from the gallery the most momentous utterance ever to issue from the New World when Mr. Wilson guided this country down into the abyss of war.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He saw his own motor placed before him, and waited in a sort of white glow of eagerness for what would be the outcome of that herculean labor performed by two men called to give to America the motor needed for her mighty air fleets.
