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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 last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
acknowledged
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From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
all
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
broke
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From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
Brower
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From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
combated
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
dark
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
elements
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
enemy
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
Europe
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
evaded
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
example
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
government
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
heavy
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
hoodwinked
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
Hungary
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
immemorial
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
immigration
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
implacable
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
Italy
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
monster
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
national
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
now
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
occasion
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
offers
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
Poland
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
populations
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
southeastern
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
stabbed
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
Truesdale
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From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
twenty
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
view
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From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
years
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From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
