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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 The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
Akers
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
all
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AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
amusement
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They studied it with interest, while the man who had brought it stood by.
Building
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
butchers
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cards
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
catholicity
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From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
certain
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
chauffeurs
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clergymen
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clerks
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Committee
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county
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cynical
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
Dan
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From this reading Dan had joined.
day
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
doctors
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element
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employees
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engagement
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
fomenting
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
gardeners
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growing
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From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
included
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inspected
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
interest
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From this reading They studied it with interest, while the man who had brought it stood by.
invasion
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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joined
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From this reading Dan had joined.
labor
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lawless
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lawyers
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Lily
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
Louis
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
man
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From this reading They studied it with interest, while the man who had brought it stood by.
men
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mills
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movement
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From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
new
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From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
obeyed
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
offices
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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quit
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railroad
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range
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From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
ranks
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rapidly
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From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
received
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
resented
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ring
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
Searing
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
some
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sorts
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They studied it with interest, while the man who had brought it stood by.
strikers
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studied
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suite
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
surprising
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surrounding
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They studied it with interest, while the man who had brought it stood by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
trouble
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truck
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two
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
union
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unwillingly
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Vigilance
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From this reading On the day that Lily received her engagement ring from Louis Akers, one of the cards of the new Vigilance Committee was being inspected with cynical amusement by two clerks in a certain suite of offices in the Searing Building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They studied it with interest, while the man who had brought it stood by.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Already it included lawyers and doctors, chauffeurs, butchers, clergymen, clerks of all sorts, truck gardeners from the surrounding county, railroad employees, and some of the strikers from the mills, men who had obeyed their union order to quit work, but had obeyed it unwillingly; men who resented bitterly the invasion of the ranks of labor by the lawless element which was fomenting trouble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The new movement was growing rapidly, and with a surprising catholicity of range.
work
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