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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 The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
all
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America
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
beat
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From this reading The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
discreetly
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discretion
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distinctive
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down
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editor
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From this reading The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
else
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From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
Enterprise
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From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
facts
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fellow
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From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forgive
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Frank
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
get
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go
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gospel
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From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
hammered
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From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
hang
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
hot
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
journalists
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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lived
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From this reading Siegel lived up to this.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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much
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From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
opposition
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other
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owes
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
position
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possible
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press
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
public
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scoop
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serve
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show
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From this reading The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
Siegel
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Be first, down the other fellow, make the scoop, get the facts, discreetly if possible, but get them, serve hot for the public taste, and let all else go hang.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Siegel lived up to this.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
too
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From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
unhampered
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From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
up
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From this reading Siegel lived up to this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Enterprise, unhampered by too much discretion, was the gospel which had been hammered into him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The editor and the public will forgive anything except a beat for the opposition show.
zeal
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From this reading Frank Siegel was one of those enthusiastic journalists to whose zeal the press of America owes its distinctive position.
