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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 THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
activities
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
all
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
armed
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
bales
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
boarded
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From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
came
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
case
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
chamber
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
compartment
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From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
contents
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
controlled
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
cotton
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
covered
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
dusting
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
entered
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
Europe
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
fixed
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
hall
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
handled
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
huge
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
iron-shod
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
lighted
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
linen
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
lofty
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
lower
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
Lydia
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
material
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
moving
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
north
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
obtained
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
off
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From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
other
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
parcels
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
parts
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
piled
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
place
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
preliminary
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
prongs
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
raftered
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
RAG
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
revolved
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
roller
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
row
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
sacking
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
sat
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
similarly
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
sorters
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
square
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From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
teeth
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
thresher
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From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
throbbed
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From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
thundered
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From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
Trivett
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
turn
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
twenty
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The parcels came from all parts of Europe, where linen and cotton rag could be obtained; and before they were handled, the contents entered a thresher for preliminary dusting.
wheel
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
windows
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the midst of the chamber the material was piled in huge, square bales covered with sacking.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
women
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
wooden
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From this reading Here in a great wooden case, a roller with iron-shod teeth revolved, while above this lower, moving wheel, fixed prongs stood similarly armed, so that their teeth passed between each other at every turn.
worked
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From this reading THE RAG HOUSE The place where Lydia Trivett worked and controlled the activities of twenty other women was a lofty, raftered hall lighted from the north by a row of windows under which the sorters sat.
workshop
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From this reading The thresher throbbed and thundered within a compartment boarded off from the workshop.
