Chapter VIII
JOB ARTHUR. The obstacle to Labour is Capital. WILLIE. And how are we going to put salt on Capital's tail? JOB ARTHUR.
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Chapter VIII
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JOB
ARTHUR.
The
obstacle
to
Labour
is
Capital.
WILLIE.
And
how
are
we
going
to
put
salt
on
Capital's
tail?
JOB
ARTHUR.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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JOB
ARTHUR.
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The
obstacle
to
Labour
is
Capital.
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WILLIE.
Line 4
And
how
are
we
going
to
put
salt
on
Capital's
tail?
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JOB
ARTHUR.
Learner Dictionary
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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ARTHUR
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Capital
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Capital's
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going
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how
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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JOB
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Labour
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obstacle
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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put
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salt
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tail
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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WILLIE
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From this reading WILLIE.