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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 He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
active
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
All
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
alliance
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
America
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
attention
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
business
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
case
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
certain
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
colonies
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
comparatively
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
competent
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
country
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
demands
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
difficulty
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
employment
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
encouraging
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From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
falling
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
few
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
filling
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
formed
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
general
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
home
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
inspired
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
Kingdom
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
listened
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
many
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
market
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
Marsten
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From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
men
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
more
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
most
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From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
much
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
now
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
only
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
out
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
rising
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
several
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
shops
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
societies
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
strike
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
success
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From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
There
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
Times
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From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
understanding
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
Unions
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
United
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Times were good, business brisk, and comparatively few men were out of employment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All this inspired confidence in the success of a strike, for the demands of men are more certain to be listened to with attention when the market is rising than when it is falling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
work
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From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
workingmen
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From this reading He had come to a cordial understanding with many of the Unions, not only at home, but in America and the colonies, and had formed an active alliance with several societies of workingmen in the United Kingdom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
year's
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From this reading The year’s work had been most encouraging to Marsten.
years
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From this reading There would now be much difficulty in filling the shops with competent hands, as employment was more general throughout the country than had been the case for years before.
