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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 To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
American
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
arrived
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
becomes
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
buried
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
clamped
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
close
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
coal-strike
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
Colorado
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
comes
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
committed
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
consciences
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
Denver
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
down
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
dungeon
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
else
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
full
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
fury
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
going
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
human
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
intolerable
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
leaders
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
letters
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
Ludlow
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
mail
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
massacre
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
meanings
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
miners
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
months
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
more
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
Most
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
murder
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
newspapers
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
once
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
out
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
people
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
public
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
reach
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
realizes
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
see
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From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
seven
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
situation
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
six
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
slow
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
slowly
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
spent
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From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
starved
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
submission
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
tent-colonies
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
touch
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From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
understood
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From this reading It must be understood that at this time the Colorado coal-strike had been going on for six or seven months.
up
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From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the tent-colonies had been broken up, and the miners were being slowly starved into submission.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My mail was full of letters from the miners and their leaders, and I went out to Colorado to see what else could be done to reach the consciences of the American people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I arrived in Denver at a time when the first public fury over the Ludlow massacre had spent itself, and silence had once more been clamped down upon the newspapers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To one who comes into close touch with such a situation and realizes its human meanings, it becomes an intolerable nightmare, a slow murder committed in a buried dungeon.
