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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 Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
Bertie
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
blood-suckers
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From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
blows
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From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
Carpenter
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From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
crack
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From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
discourse
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
drain
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From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
face
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From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
generation
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
got
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From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
implications
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
kill
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From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
killed
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From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
listen
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
listened
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From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
made
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From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
member
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
more
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
offensive
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
own
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
people
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From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
political
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
said
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From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
saving
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
sociological
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
sound
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From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
speech
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From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
Stebbins
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Except, of course, that he made them a speech.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
unprotesting
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
very
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
way
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The blood-suckers who drain the life of the poor are not to be killed by blows.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Bertie listened; I think he would not have made a sound, even if he could have, after the crack in the face he had got.
wretches
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From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My people,” said Carpenter, “what good would it do you to kill these wretches?
younger
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From this reading Seeing that he was saving Bertie Stebbins' life, it was no more than fair that he should have his own way, and that a member of the younger generation should listen in unprotesting silence to a discourse, the political and sociological implications of which must have been very offensive to him.
