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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
all
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
break
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
built
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
business
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
capacity
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
cent
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
collects
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
continue
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
country
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
day
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
discussing
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
dividends
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
essential
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
exploitation
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
factor
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
factories
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
form
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
fraud
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
full
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
get
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
government
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
how
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
industrial
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
insist
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
iron
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
machinery
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
merely
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
night
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
overlooks
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
owners
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
pay
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
pays
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
plant
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
possession
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
present
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
problem
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
profits
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
proposed
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
purchase
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
replaces
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
ring
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
round
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
run
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
seize
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
situation
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
some
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
sounds
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
statement
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
taken
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
task-master
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From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
telling
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From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
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 been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
there
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From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It has been built by the workers, and taken from them by fraud; if we purchase it, we merely continue exploitation under another form; the government replaces the owners as task-master, and collects the profits and pays them to the owners in the form of dividends.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have proposed to pay for it; but there are some who insist that the workers should seize the plant.
workers
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: We have been discussing the problem of how the workers are to get possession of the industrial machinery of the country.
year
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From this reading At the present time not one per cent of our factories are run at full capacity all the year round; but when we get possession for the workers, we break the iron ring, and can run them all day and all night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This statement sounds all right, but it overlooks the essential factor in our business situation--that “iron ring” I have been telling you about.
