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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 Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
action
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
combination
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
combine
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
combining
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
crime
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
employers
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
field
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
granted
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
happens
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From this reading Let us see what happens to them there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
jail
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
labor
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From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
larger
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us see what happens to them there.
made
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
many
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
market
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From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
meeting
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
men
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
naturally
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
occurred
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
organizations
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
place
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From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
politics
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
protect
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
rich
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
see
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From this reading Let us see what happens to them there.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
seen
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
sell
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
struggle
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From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
struggling
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
success
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let us see what happens to them there.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
There
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From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
unit
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us see what happens to them there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us see what happens to them there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There is another place where they struggle--in the labor market.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have seen the poor struggling to protect themselves against the rich in the field of politics, and meeting with no great success.
workers
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From this reading Seeing the employers combining into larger and larger organizations, it naturally occurred to the workers to combine, and sell their labor as a unit.
working
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From this reading At first the employers made this action a crime, and a great many working men went to jail, before the right of labor combination was granted.
