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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 As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
Barriscale
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
Ben
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
Ben's
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
boy
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
Company
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
differences
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
disorder
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Barriscale was still favorably disposed toward the National Guard.
distance
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
E
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
employees
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
employer
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
enlistment
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
father
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
favorably
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale was still favorably disposed toward the National Guard.
following
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
future
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From this reading Such times might occur in the future.
Guard
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale was still favorably disposed toward the National Guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
Halpert
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
labor
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
large
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
late
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
looming
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
Manufacturing
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
McCormack
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such times might occur in the future.
military
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale was still favorably disposed toward the National Guard.
named
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
National
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale was still favorably disposed toward the National Guard.
occur
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From this reading Such times might occur in the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
opinion
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
possible
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
predilection
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
president
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
promotions
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
rapid
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
reached
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
satisfied
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
see
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
service
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
skilled
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
son's
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
spring
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Barriscale was still favorably disposed toward the National Guard.
strike
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such times might occur in the future.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
There
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
times
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
unskilled
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From this reading As president of the Barriscale Manufacturing Company he was a large employer of both skilled and unskilled labor.
up
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
verge
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
violence
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From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
well
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From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been times when differences of opinion between him and his employees had reached the verge of a strike, with possible violence and disorder looming up in the distance.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was late in the spring following the enlistment of Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale in Company E. Ben’s father, for whom the boy had been named, was well satisfied with his son’s predilection toward military service, and looked to see him make rapid promotions.
