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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 Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
agents
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
awful
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
came
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
Co
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
country-side
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
dejection
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
down
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
earth
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From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
face
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
gangs
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
held
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
lanes
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
lay
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From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
loitered
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
meetings
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
men
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
Miner's
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
mines
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
ministers
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
out
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
prayer-meetings
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
prostrate
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From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
rearranging
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
some
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
spiritless
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
streets
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
strike
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
suffered
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
system
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
Tempest
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
there
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
Union
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
unoccupied
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From this reading Everywhere, along the lanes and in the streets, loitered gangs of men, unoccupied and spiritless.
Warrall
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
Week
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From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
well-conditioned
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Week after week went on, and the agents of the Miner’s Union held great meetings, and the ministers held prayer-meetings, but the strike continued.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
whole
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
Winter
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From this reading Winter lay a long time prostrate on the earth.
wise
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From this reading The distress was not awful, for the men were on the whole wise and well-conditioned, but there was a dejection over the face of the country-side, and some suffered keenly.
working
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From this reading The men in the mines of Tempest, Warrall and Co. came out on strike on a question of the rearranging of the working system down below.
