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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 To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
any
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
banks
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
barrens
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
bread
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
burly
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
capital
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
consent
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From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
country
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
Darcy
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
distinctly
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
dividends
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
earned
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
easy
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From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
enough
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From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
fellows
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
find
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
get
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From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
glad
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
going
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
hardly
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
Jack
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
keep
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
lots
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
made
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
masters
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
men
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
mills
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
now
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From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
oaths
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
out
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
play
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
promised
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
railroad-stocks
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
savings
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
semi-starvation
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
share
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
some
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
soul
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
surplus
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
swore
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
there
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From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
thousand
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
three-quarter
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From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
together
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The masters were going to share with the men; but they were made distinctly to understand, that, unless the mills earned something over and above this, there could be no surplus, no dividends.
up
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
washing-tubs
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
way
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
well
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From this reading Another thousand of the capital had been made up by some of the hands, who thought this promised as well as railroad-stocks, lots out on country barrens, or even savings banks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
winter
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
wives
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From this reading To be sure, some burly fellows, whose wives could hardly keep soul and body together over their washing-tubs, swore great oaths that Jack Darcy was a fool to think he could find men to play into his hands that way!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IT was easy enough now to get hands who would consent to the three-quarter wages.
Yerbury
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From this reading With one winter of semi-starvation the poor of Yerbury were glad to take any thing that promised bread.
