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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 If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
able
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
admired
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
always
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
antagonist
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
cent
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
coercion
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
comment
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
communicate
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From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
compromise
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
credit
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
declining
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
disappointed
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
due
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
elected
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
employees
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
expected
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
forced
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
gave
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
grimly
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
heard
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
knife
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
knowing
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
made
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From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
man
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
manager
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
MARSTEN
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From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
men
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
minded
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
motion
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
move
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From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
occurred
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
probably
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
propose
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
Sart-well
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From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
Sartwell
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
secretary
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
seventy-five
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
smiled
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
too
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
Union
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
use
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
war
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From this reading It was to be war to the knife, and Sartwell always admired an able antagonist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
weapon
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
well
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From this reading Marsten gave him due credit for declining to use the weapon of coercion against the men, knowing Sartwell too well to believe that the thought had not occurred to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARSTEN made no move to communicate with Sart-well.
withdraw
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From this reading He made no motion against the Union, although at that time he could probably have forced seventy-five per cent of his employees to withdraw from it, had he been so minded.
young
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From this reading If the manager expected the young man to propose a compromise, he was disappointed; and when he heard Marsten had been elected secretary of the Union, he smiled grimly, but made no comment.
