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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 Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
all
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
any
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
attend
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
cannot
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
central
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
Clarion
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
community
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
Congress
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
constituents
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From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
delegates
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From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
democracy
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
differently
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
elected
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From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
facing
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
fighting
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
file
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
force
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
heart
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
HOLD
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
How
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From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
Isadore
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
labor
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
larger
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
made
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From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
mattered
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
meetings
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
more
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
much
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
organizations
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
Organized
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
out
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
page
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
Paulding
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
problem
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From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
rank
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
represent
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From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
Rheinhardt
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
spend
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
TAKES
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How shall elected delegates be made to represent their constituents?"
trade-union
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
transformed
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
very
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
vital
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
watching
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
welfare
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Organized labor is fighting out the same problem in democracy which our larger community is facing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
work
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
workers
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From this reading The rank and file of workers cannot attend all the meetings of their central organizations any more than we can spend all our time in watching Congress.
world
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From this reading Gradually she transformed the labor page into a vital force in the trade-union world.
YETTA
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From this reading YETTA TAKES HOLD But if Yetta did not think her work mattered very much, Isadore and Rheinhardt and Paulding and all those who had the welfare of _The Clarion_ at heart thought very differently about it.
