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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 I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
appointed
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
arrested
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
Associated
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
atrocity
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
Baldwin-Felts
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
Berkeley
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
coal-fields
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
Colorado
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
committee
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
concrete
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
conditions
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
fact
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
facts
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
far
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
few
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
finally
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
forth
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
general
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
get
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
got
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
guard
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
gunmen
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
Hall
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
impenetrable
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
insurmountable
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
leave
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
legislature
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
meeting
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
militia
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
miners
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
moon
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
New
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
newspapers
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
office
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
only
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
other
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
out
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
outrages
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
Press
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
previously
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
public
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
reach
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
recruited
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
refused
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
roster
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
said
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
sent
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
set
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
side
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
state
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
story
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
strike
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
strike-breakers
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From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The greatest atrocity of the strike was the fact, previously set forth, that the state militia in the coal-fields had been recruited from strike-breakers and Baldwin-Felts gunmen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
wait
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From this reading The facts had been refused, even to the state legislature; until finally the legislature appointed a committee to wait upon the militia general and not leave his office until they got the roster of the guard.
wall
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From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was again the concrete wall, impenetrable, insurmountable: on one side I, with my facts about the outrages upon the miners; and on the other side the public—as far out of reach as if it had been in the moon.
words
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From this reading I did not get myself arrested, however, so the New York newspapers printed only a few words of what I said, and the Associated Press sent out nothing.
York
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From this reading I returned to New York, and at a meeting in Berkeley Hall I told the story of conditions in Colorado.
