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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 Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
back
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
Barney
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
brutal
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
busy
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
caprice
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
daughter
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
dismissed
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
display
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
dogged
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
Few
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From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
glimmering
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
got
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From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
Hope
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
jobs
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From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
men
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
mere
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
method
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
now
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
old
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From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
power
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
presided
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
promotions
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From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
rearranged
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
retrogradations
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From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
ruthlessness
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
SARTWELL
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
see
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
service
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
strike
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
taken
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
telegraphed
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
There
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From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
very
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Few men got their old jobs back again, or their old wages.
wanton
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
weaving
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
web
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From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it seemed to the men that this was a mere brutal display of power, presided over by wanton caprice, but as time went on they began to see the glimmering of a method in the weaving of the web.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were promotions and retrogradations, although no one was discharged.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
whole
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
works
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From this reading Although he dismissed none who had taken part in the strike, he rearranged, with a dogged ruthlessness, the whole service of the works.
written
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From this reading SARTWELL, as he had written to his daughter and telegraphed to Barney Hope, found himself very busy, now the men had come back.
