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accept
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
American
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
banker
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From this reading “Why, no,” returned the banker, “I shouldn’t say that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
convict
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
discontent
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
don't
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
far
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
fellows
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
generally
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
ideas
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
industrial
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
inevitable
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
laws
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
methods
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From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
misled
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From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
more
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
newspapers
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, no,” returned the banker, “I shouldn’t say that.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
only
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
outcome
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
principles
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From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
proofs
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
propose
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why, no,” returned the banker, “I shouldn’t say that.
said
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From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
say
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From this reading “Why, no,” returned the banker, “I shouldn’t say that.
seem
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
shouldn't
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From this reading “Why, no,” returned the banker, “I shouldn’t say that.
situation
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
Socialists
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From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
stir
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
strikes
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
trying
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
un-American
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From this reading “I suppose,” I said, “that they are misled by the un-American principles and methods of the Socialists among them.”
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
up
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
use
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From this reading The Socialists seem to accept the strikes as the inevitable outcome of the situation, and they make use of them as proofs of the industrial discontent.
vote
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From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As far as I understand it, the Socialists are the only fellows among them who propose to vote their ideas into laws, and nothing can be more American than that.
Why
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From this reading “Why, no,” returned the banker, “I shouldn’t say that.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
working-men
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From this reading I don’t believe the Socialists stir up the strikes--at least, among our working-men; though the newspapers convict them of it, generally without trying them.
