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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 The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
accomplished
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
admirable
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
advances
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
age
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
alleged
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
bone
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
bringing
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
country
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
days
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
discuss
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
document
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
editorially
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
effect
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
enlightened
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
fact
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
failed
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
forced
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
forth
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
gates
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
Gibbons
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
go
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
hundreds
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
industrial
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
intervened
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
land
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
largely
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
learn
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
made
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
manifesto
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
meeting
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
men
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
most
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
other
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
out
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
papers
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
pay
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
phrase
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
position
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
preparations
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
prepared
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
press
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
protest
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
public
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
published
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
quietly
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
refused
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
regretting
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
Sartwell
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
Saturday
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
secretary
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
secretly
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
setting
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
side
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
sinew
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
some
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
streets
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
strike
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From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
struggle
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From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
sullenly
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
sympathy
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
temperate
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If Sartwell had prepared for the struggle, these preparations had been accomplished so secretly that Gibbons failed to learn of them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the days that had intervened between the meeting and the strike, neither side had made advances to the other.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
tyranny
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
Union
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
well-earned
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From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday the men took their well-earned pay, one by one, and went out of the gates quietly, if sullenly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
willing
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
work
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
workers
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From this reading The secretary of the Union issued a manifesto to the press, setting forth the position of the men in temperate phrase that had the effect of bringing public sympathy largely to the side of the workers.
wrongs
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From this reading It was an admirable document, and most of the papers published it, some of them editorially regretting the fact that in this enlightened country and this industrial age, some hundreds of men, the bone and sinew of the land, willing to work, were forced to go into the streets in protest against a tyranny that refused even to discuss their alleged wrongs.
