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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 Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
branches
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
chaos
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
closing
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
contrast
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
dark
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
darker
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
dozen
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From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
East
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
engaged
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
factory
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From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
garment
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
grim
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
hundreds
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
inspectors
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From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
made
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
needed
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
nerve-destroying
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
New
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
noise
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
number
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From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
prison
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
reality
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
room
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
Scattered
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
see
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
seem
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
Side
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
sordidness
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
speed
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
squalor
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the factory inspectors are never sure of the exact number.
SWEAT-SHOP
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
sweat-shops
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
tenement
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From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
there
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
trade
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
various
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
vision
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From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sometimes there will be half a dozen in the same tenement; one above another.
window
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From this reading THE SWEAT-SHOP The sudden closing of the window made her prison cell seem darker than before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It needed the contrast of the vision to make her see the sordidness and squalor--the grim reality--of that long dark room, with its chaos of noise, its nerve-destroying "speed."
York
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From this reading Scattered through the East Side of New York there are hundreds such "sweat-shops," engaged in the various branches of the "garment trade."
