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Chapter XXVI
“So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly. The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going. No, no, mates, it won’t do. “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge. Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, no, mates, it won’t do.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
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From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
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From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, no, mates, it won’t do.
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From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
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From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
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From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, no, mates, it won’t do.
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From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, no, mates, it won’t do.
not any; not one
From this reading No, no, mates, it won’t do.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
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From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
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From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
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From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
up to a particular time
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
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From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Join hands with the workers of the world: just a fist-grip, as a token and a pledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, no, mates, it won’t do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world is shaped now for the idlers and the play-babies, and we work to keep _that_ going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So, since workers we are and shall be, till the end of time, let us shape the world accordingly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take nobody to your bosom--a worker hasn’t got a bosom.
