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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 Sam McPherson is a living American.
acquiring
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
also
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From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
American
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From this reading Sam McPherson is a living American.
Americans
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From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
banner
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
believed
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From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
bodies
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
brains
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
carried
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
commonly
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From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
courage
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
energy
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
happened
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From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
how
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From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sam McPherson is a living American.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
living
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From this reading Sam McPherson is a living American.
man
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
many
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
McPherson
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From this reading Sam McPherson is a living American.
mean
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
Men
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
money
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
more
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From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
much
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
others
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From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
quick
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
race
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
rich
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
Sam
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From this reading Sam McPherson is a living American.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
spent
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
strong
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
taken
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something has happened to him that has happened to the others also, to how many of the others?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
true
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From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
up
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From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
wealthy
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From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is true of him is true of more wealthy Americans than is commonly believed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men of courage, with strong bodies and quick brains, men who have come of a strong race, have taken up what they had thought to be the banner of life and carried it forward.
years
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From this reading He is a rich man, but his money, that he spent so many years and so much of his energy acquiring, does not mean much to him.
