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The Brass Check

Chapter XXXIV · The Press and Labor

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I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.
When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.
When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.
And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!
Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:
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The Brass Check

Chapter XXXIV · The Press and Labor

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.
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When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.
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When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.
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And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!
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Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

Imagine noun US /ˈimagine/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.”

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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 have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

blaze

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

campaigns

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

children

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

citizens

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

comes

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

copy

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

day

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

deliberate

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

deprive

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

didn't

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

difference

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

feelings

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

fires

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

friends

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

fury

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

go

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

hate-against

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

hearts

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

impotent

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

Journal

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

just

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

kindled

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

labor

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

lie

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

lies

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

long-continued

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

longer

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

lying

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

many

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

merely

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

millions

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

movement

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

much

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

newspaper

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

newspapers

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

odious

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

people

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

perhaps

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

person

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

picks

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

public

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

reads

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

render

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

rights

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

see

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

stories

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

storing

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

Street

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

strike

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

strikers

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

surely

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

thousands

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

up

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

volcanic

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

Wall

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

wives

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From this reading When newspapers lie about a strike, they lie about every one of the strikers, and every one of these strikers and their wives and children and friends know it.

workers

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From this reading When they see deliberate and long-continued campaigns to render them odious to the public, and to deprive them of their just rights, not merely as workers, but as citizens, a blaze of impotent fury is kindled in their hearts.

workingman

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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the feelings of a workingman on strike who picks up a copy of the “Wall Street Journal” and reads:

wronged

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From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.

year

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From this reading And year by year our newspapers go on storing up these volcanic fires of hate-against the day when labor will no longer be impotent!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have told many stories of newspaper lies about myself, and perhaps you thought that was just one person who was wronged, and it didn’t make much difference; but when it comes to lying about the labor movement, thousands and even millions of people are wronged, and that surely does make a difference.