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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 There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
acquaintances
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
all
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From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
Argue
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
Barlow
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
better
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
bigots
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
burglary
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
friends
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
going
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
greatly
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
interested
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
it's
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From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
James
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
just
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From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
less
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
lot
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
man
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
many
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
meet
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
Now
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
particular
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
people
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
please
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
problems
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
said
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From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
seem
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
show
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
social
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
sort
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From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
station
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
study
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Of course it is,' said he; 'but it's all right, all the same.
There
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
there's
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
things
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
Thomas
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
use
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
used
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From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is going along with us just to look into this sort of thing and study it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Argue as you please, James Barlow,' I said, 'what you are going to do is nothing less than burglary.'
young
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From this reading Now, to show there are not so many bigots as there used to be, there's a young man going to meet us at the station who is greatly interested in the study of social problems.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are a lot of people, Thomas, who are not as particular about these things as they used to be, and there is no use for you to seem better than your friends and acquaintances.
