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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 From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
capital
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
careless
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
coming
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
credit
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
deal
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
desires
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
earnest
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From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
England
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
eve
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
factory
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
growing
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
habits
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
harangues
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From this reading There were labor-meetings and harangues.
hovels
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
indolences
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
labor
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
labor-meetings
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From this reading There were labor-meetings and harangues.
living
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
men
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From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
mill
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
most
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From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
narrower
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
natural
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
outlook
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
own
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
owners
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
palaces
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
pet
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
plans
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
poorer
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
revulsion
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
rich
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
richer
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
rights
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
see
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
stretched
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
sullen
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From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
surely
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
sweetest
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From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
talk
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had their own pet plans, their own indolences and careless habits; and, as was natural, their own desires were the sweetest to them.
There
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From this reading There were labor-meetings and harangues.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
tyranny
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From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
utmost
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From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From their narrower outlook they could not see that capital was on the eve of a great revulsion; that credit had been stretched to its utmost.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE men were, for the most part, in sullen earnest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was a good deal of talk about the rights of labor and the tyranny of capital; of the rich mill and factory owners living in palaces, and the men in hovels; of what England had done, and of what we surely were coming to,--the rich growing richer, and the poor poorer.
