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Hagar

Chapter XVI

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THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
It was a year of Socialist growth.
It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
It was the year of the Army of Coxey.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hagar

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
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It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
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It was a year of Socialist growth.
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It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
Line 5
It was the year of the Army of Coxey.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.”

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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 It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.

Activity

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

American

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From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.

Anarchist

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

Army

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From this reading It was the year of the Army of Coxey.

assassination

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

Carnot

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

Coxey

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From this reading It was the year of the Army of Coxey.

Creek

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

Cripple

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

Emma

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

Federation

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From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.

France

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

Goldman

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

growth

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From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.

Hellish

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

Labour

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From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.

Lehigh

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

MAINES

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

much

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

New

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

other

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

Pullman

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

railway

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

Sadi

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

Socialist

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From this reading It was a year of Socialist growth.

strikes

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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

trial

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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

year

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."

York

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."