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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 half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
also
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
appalling
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From this reading The conditions of the trade were appalling.
backwater
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
Brooklyn
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
centre
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
Child
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
CLARION
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
conditions
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From this reading The conditions of the trade were appalling.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
district
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
districts
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
division
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
dozen
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
driven
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
evaded
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
expected
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
factories
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
Factory
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
hours
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
incredibly
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
Inspectors
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
isolated
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
Labor
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
languages
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
Law
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
laws
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
lost
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
makers
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
more
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
only
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
organizations
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
out
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
paper-box
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
reach
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
rights
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
serious
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
strike
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
strikers
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
sweating
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
system
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
tenements
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
touch
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
trade
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From this reading The conditions of the trade were appalling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
weakened
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From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The conditions of the trade were appalling.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
widespread
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From this reading The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strikers were not only isolated--lost in a backwater district of Brooklyn, out of touch with labor organizations, ignorant of the laws and of their rights--they were also weakened by the division of languages.
women
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
work
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From this reading More than half of the work was done in the tenements of the districts where the Child Labor Law could be evaded and where women could be driven to work incredibly long hours beyond the reach of the Factory Inspectors.
Yetta
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From this reading _THE CLARION_ Yetta found the strike of the paper-box makers more serious than she had expected.
