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1
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
1912
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
2
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
advertise
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
advertising
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
all
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
away
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
back
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
class
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
Congress
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
cost
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
destroy
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
destruction
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
dollars
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
easy
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
eighteen
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
elected
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
Ernest
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
factor
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
fall
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
financial
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From this reading The source of his financial strength lay wholly in the middle class.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
got
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
Hearst
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
helped
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
landslide
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
lay
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From this reading The source of his financial strength lay wholly in the middle class.
middle
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
million
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
more
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
necessary
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
papers
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
payment
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
place
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
Plutocracy
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
run
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
socialist
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From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
source
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From this reading The source of his financial strength lay wholly in the middle class.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The source of his financial strength lay wholly in the middle class.
sum
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
swell
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
task
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
trusts
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From this reading The trusts did not advertise.[2] To destroy Hearst, all that was necessary was to take away from him his advertising.
various
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
vote
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From this reading One great factor that helped to swell the socialist vote was the destruction of Hearst.[1] This the Plutocracy found an easy task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course Ernest was elected to Congress in the great socialist landslide that took place in the fall of 1912.
wholly
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From this reading The source of his financial strength lay wholly in the middle class.
year
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From this reading It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
