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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 Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
all
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From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
attitude
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
Bolshevik
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
care
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From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
caused
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
chose
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
conscious
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From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
cut
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
daughter
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
days
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
deficit
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
down
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
Ed
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
enough
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
factories
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
Farms
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
idle
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
inertia
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From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
labour
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
Lister's
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
made
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
married
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
Men
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From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
mills
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
mob
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From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
money
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
Odell
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
out
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
pay
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
permit
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
power
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From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
profits
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
remain
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
remainder
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
Shortage
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
sullen
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From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
taxes
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
three
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
turned
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
ugly
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
upside
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
War
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the sullen inertia of the mob, conscious of power.
week
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
Whitewater
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
wiped
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From this reading Shortage of labour during the war cut into profits; taxes wiped them out; the ugly, Bolshevik attitude of labour after the war caused a deficit.
work
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From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
worked
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From this reading Men did not care whether they worked at all.
world
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From this reading Until the Great War turned the world upside down, Whitewater Farms made money after Odell married Ed Lister’s daughter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they chose to work, mills and factories would pay them enough in three days to permit them to remain idle the remainder of the week.
