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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 JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
active
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
agitating
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
any
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
automobile
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
barred
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
big
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
BOLSHEVIK
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
boss
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
camouflage
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
capitalist
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
cities
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
city
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
coming
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
country
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
day
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
denounced
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
denouncing
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
deprive
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
dollars
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
down-and-out-o
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
eight
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
extra
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
fact
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
farm-workers
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
furiously
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
go
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
got
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
hand
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
Ironton
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
job
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
kink
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
labour
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
local
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
made
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
magazines
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
mails
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
man
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
merely
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
metropolis
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
middle-Western
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
most
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
moved
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
office
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
other
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
papers
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
party's
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
police
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
pretext
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
principle
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
profit-system
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
raided
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
set
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
shop
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
Socialist
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
spite
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
ten
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
There
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From this reading There was a Socialist local in Ironton, still active and determined in spite of the fact that its office had been raided by the police, and most of the party's papers and magazines barred from the mails.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
trouble
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
TURNS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
two
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From this reading It was not that he had any need of the extra two dollars, of course, but merely because his first principle in life was to make trouble for the profit-system.
used
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
wandered
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
war
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
war-time
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
Winter
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
work
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From this reading Jimmie wandered into the city of Ironton, and got himself a job in a big automobile shop at eight dollars a day, and set to work agitating for ten dollars.
working-men
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From this reading The capitalist papers of this middle-Western metropolis were furiously denouncing working-men who struck “against their country” in war-time; Jimmie, on the other hand, denounced those who used “country” as camouflage for “boss” and made the war a pretext to deprive labour of its most precious right.
works
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
year
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TURNS BOLSHEVIK I Winter was coming, and the farm-workers moved to the cities; but this year they did not go as down-and-out-o'-works--they went, each man a little kink.
