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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 “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
all
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
amang
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
artistic
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
Bang
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
beat
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
best
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
blythesome
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
brass
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
Buss'd
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
coman
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
competition
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
consequent
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
Countries
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
country
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
creatures
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
crowd
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
day
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
demand
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
dignity
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
drums
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
drwoves
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
east
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
Exhibition
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
expression
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
fatigue
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
few
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
fit
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
flocks
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
forrat
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
frae
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
geat
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
group
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
habit
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
heat
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
helter-skelter
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
huzzain
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
immeasurably
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
Industry
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
inferior
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
instruments
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
iron
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
kye
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
labour
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
labourers
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
looking
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
loud
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
machines
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
made
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
mang
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
men
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
mere
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
mingled
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
monny
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
muscular
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
naigs
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
national
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
noise
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
o
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
organs
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
pleyin
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
power-loom
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
press'd
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
producers
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
public
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
quality
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
quarters
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
rantin
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
rendered
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
Rosley
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From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
See
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
sense
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
skirl
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
spinning-jenny
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
sweet
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
swelter
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
th
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Rosley Fair._ The Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Countries is the first public national expression ever made in this country, as to the dignity and artistic quality of labour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
troop
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
trumpets
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
war
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
west
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
Whar
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From this reading Whar trumpets skirl an’ drums beat loud, An’ organs sweet are pleyin.”
what's
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
Wheyle
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
Whist
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
Wi
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
women
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From this reading “See frae a’ quarters, east and west, I’ drwoves th’ country coman, Wheyle flocks o’ naigs an’ kye are press’d By flocks o’ men an’ women; Buss’d i’ their best the blythesome troop Bang forrat helter-skelter, Wheyle monny ’mang the mingled group O’ th’ geat war fit to swelter Wi’ heat that day.
working
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
years
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From this reading Our “working men,” until within the last few years, we have been in the habit of looking upon as mere labourers—as muscular machines—creatures with whom the spinning-jenny and the power-loom might be brought into competition, and whom the sense of fatigue, and consequent demand for rest, rendered immeasurably inferior “as producers,” to the instruments of brass and iron.
yon
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From this reading * * * * * Whist! what’s yon noise amang yon crowd, Yon rantin an’ huzzain?
