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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 PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
bath
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
bright
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
business
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
busy
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
came
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
cheerful
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
choice
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
demanding
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
dry
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
drying
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
end
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
extra
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
final
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
finish
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
Girls
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
glazing
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
heap
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
heavy
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
HitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
hot
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
house
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
lofty
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
Medora
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
metal
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
Mill
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
object
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From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
once
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
other
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
paper
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
papers
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
piled
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
plates
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
polished
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
prepared
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
presented
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From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
press
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
pressure
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
primal
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
principal
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From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
PROTEST
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
range
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From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
rollers
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
sheets
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
side
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
size
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
slabs
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
stack
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
story
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
subject
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From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
throng
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From this reading Girls prepared the paper for the rollers, and Medora had once been of this cheerful and busy throng.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
top
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here they were piled between heavy slabs of hot metal and subject to great pressure; but the primal business of glazing had already been done between metal rollers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
workers
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
workroom
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From this reading THE PROTEST At one end of the glazing house—a lofty and bright workroom at the top story of the Mill—stood the dry press, to which the choice papers demanding extra finish came after glazing.
workshop
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From this reading A range of these presented the principal object in this workshop.
zinc
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From this reading Hither came the paper from its final drying after the size bath, and the workers stood with a heap of sheets on one side of them and a little stack of polished zinc plates on the other.
