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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 Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
all
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
anarchism
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
authority
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
bakers
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
become
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
beliefs
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From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
certain
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
cling
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From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
compelled
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
conduct
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
constituted
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
descendants
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From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
earl
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From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
employed
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
families
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From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
family
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From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
father
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
grandfather
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
group
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
histories
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
hold
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From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
inherent
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From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
just
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From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
live
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
lowly
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
loyalty
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
machinists
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
members
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
oppose
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
other
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
others
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
peculiar
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
regarding
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From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
religion
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
rich
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From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
son
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
sons
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
sort
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
street
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
tenaciously
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From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It is inherent in them to hold certain beliefs regarding themselves.
There
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From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
tradition
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
traditions
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From this reading There are family traditions among the poor just as there are among the rich.
uphold
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From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
urge
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From this reading In certain families the sons are compelled by tradition to become bakers, in others machinists; still other lowly family histories urge their members to conduct of one sort or another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Here is a family whose tradition is loyalty to another family which has employed the father, son, grandfather; across the street may live a group whose peculiar religion is to oppose all constituted authority and to uphold anarchism.
working-men
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From this reading The families of working-men may cling as tenaciously to their traditions as the descendants of an earl.
