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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 RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
all
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
Ashe
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
camp
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
cannery
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
clear
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
coin
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
day
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
day's
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
dirty
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
disgusted
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
distinguished
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
dollars
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
end
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
ended
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
engineers
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
enough
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
experts
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
fields
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
fish
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
fishermen
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
FOOTnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
fresh
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
frontier
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
furnished
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
getting
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
gurry
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
hand
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
height
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
incentive
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
industry
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
job
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
laborers
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
lasted
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
like
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
machine
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
major
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
matter
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
minor
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
months
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
more
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
once
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
out
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
practically
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
put
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
RESTLESS
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
said
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
salmon-packing
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
scales
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
seaport
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
search
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
season
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
soon
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
sorts
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
stick
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
strong
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
taken
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
tasks
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
term
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
there
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
Thompson
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
three
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
Tommy
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
town
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From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
two
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From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
unskilled
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From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
usually
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
venture
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
we'll
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From this reading "By that time," said Tommy Ashe, "we'll have enough coin to venture into fresh fields.
weary
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were taken on as cannery hands--a "hand" being the term for unskilled laborers as distinguished from fishermen, can machine experts, engineers and the like.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RESTLESS FOOT Being in a town that was at once a frontier camp and a minor seaport, and being there at a season when the major industry of salmon-packing was at its height, the search of Tommy Ashe and Thompson for a job was soon ended.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But they were getting three dollars and a half a day, and it was practically clear, which furnished a strong incentive to stick it out as long as the season lasted--a matter of two more months.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
work
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From this reading As such they were put to all sorts of tasks, work that usually found them at the day's end weary, dirty with fish scales and gurry, and more than a little disgusted.
