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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 STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
campaign
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
city
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From this reading Mr. Karner owned _The Star_--the "yellowest" paper in the city.
cloak-makers
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
collected
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
corrupt
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
desperate
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
edge
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
friend
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
fund
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
Hall
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Karner owned _The Star_--the "yellowest" paper in the city.
interests
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
Karner
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
large
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
line
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
more
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Karner owned _The Star_--the "yellowest" paper in the city.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
new
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
notoriously
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
obscenity
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
once
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
one-cent
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
only
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
opportunity
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
other
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
owned
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From this reading Mr. Karner owned _The Star_--the "yellowest" paper in the city.
paper
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From this reading Mr. Karner owned _The Star_--the "yellowest" paper in the city.
papers
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
politics
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
posed
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
second
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
side
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
STAR
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
strike
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
successful
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
summer
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
Tammany
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
traction
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
unusually
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
used
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
vulgar
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From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
Walter
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not only vulgar to the edge of obscenity, it was notoriously corrupt in politics.
work
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
working-man
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From this reading Being a one-cent paper, it of course posed as a "friend of the working-man," but it stood--unless the other side had collected an unusually large campaign fund--for Tammany Hall and the traction interests.
yellowest
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From this reading Mr. Karner owned _The Star_--the "yellowest" paper in the city.
Yetta
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From this reading Mrs. Karner used the opportunity to open a new line of work to Yetta.
Yetta's
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From this reading _THE STAR_ The second summer after Walter had left, a desperate and successful strike of the cloak-makers brought Yetta's name once more into the papers.
