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Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent. Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent. The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press. How does this agency perform its function? In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
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From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
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From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How does this agency perform its function?
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From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
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From this reading In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.
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From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
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From this reading How does this agency perform its function?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
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From this reading How does this agency perform its function?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How does this agency perform its function?
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From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
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From this reading In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
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From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading How does this agency perform its function?
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From this reading In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.
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From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
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From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading The greatest single agency in America for making it appear that strikers are violent is the Associated Press.
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From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How does this agency perform its function?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore, in great strikes, all the efforts of the employers are devoted to making it appear that the strikers are violent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
which person or people
From this reading Great strikes are determined by public opinion, and public opinion is always against strikers who are violent.
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From this reading In the first place, by the wholesale method of elimination.
