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1915
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From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
achievement
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
addition
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
ahead
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From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
California
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
carried
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
cheered
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
Complicated
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
Congressmen
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
creditable
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
Cuba
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
delivered
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
delivery
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From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
fifty-one
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
fifty-two
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
fortresses
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
hitch
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
hundred
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
instance
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From this reading There was not a single instance of miscarriage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
jail
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From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
jails
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
leaders
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
military
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
miscarriage
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From this reading There was not a single instance of miscarriage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
new
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From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
night
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
occur
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From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
old
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From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
other
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
out
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
prisons
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
remembering
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From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
run
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From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
scores
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
single
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
story
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From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in remembering the old life I have run ahead of my story into the new life.
There
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From this reading There was not a single instance of miscarriage.
three
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From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
very
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From Cuba to California, out of scores of jails, military prisons, and fortresses, in a single night, we delivered fifty-one of our fifty-two Congressmen, and in addition over three hundred other leaders.
well
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From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
wholesale
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From this reading The wholesale jail delivery did not occur until well along into 1915.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
work
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From this reading Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
