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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 And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
accustomed
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
any
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From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
become
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
better
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
capacities
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
caught
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
chance
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
complain
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From this reading There was nothing to complain of.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
disagreeable
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
discounted
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
disquieting
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
dyestuffs
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
EX
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
familiarity
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
find
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
getting
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
girls
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
holidays
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
imagined
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From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
increase
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
interminable
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
knitting
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
like
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From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
MACHINA
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
machinery
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
majority
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
men
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
mill
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to complain of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
possible
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
prevailed
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
racket
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
rancid
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
regulations
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
salaries
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
smell
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
soon
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From this reading And nothing to expect except possible increase in wages, holidays, and a disquieting chance of getting caught in the machinery, which familiarity soon discounted.
task
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From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
there
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
uninteresting
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From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
union
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
various
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
village
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was like any work, she imagined, an uninteresting task which had to be done.
work
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From this reading EX MACHINA After she had become accustomed to the smell of rancid oil and dyestuffs and the interminable racket of machinery she did not find her work at the knitting mill disagreeable.
worked
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
young
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From this reading The majority of the girls and young men of the village worked there in various capacities; wages were fair, salaries better, union regulations prevailed.
