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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading All above the lowest rank needed servants.
All
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From this reading All above the lowest rank needed servants.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAW AND JUSTICE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
became
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
continually
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
convicts
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
demand
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
Diemen's
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
farmers
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
increasing
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
JUSTICE
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From this reading LAW AND JUSTICE.
labourers
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
Land
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
LAW
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From this reading LAW AND JUSTICE.
lowest
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From this reading All above the lowest rank needed servants.
many
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From this reading The sheep were too many for the shepherds.
men
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
more
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
mother-country
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
needed
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From this reading All above the lowest rank needed servants.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
rank
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From this reading All above the lowest rank needed servants.
rate
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
servants
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From this reading All above the lowest rank needed servants.
settled
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
sheep
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From this reading The sheep were too many for the shepherds.
shepherds
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From this reading The sheep were too many for the shepherds.
supplied
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
too
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From this reading The sheep were too many for the shepherds.
unhappily
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
urgent
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
Van
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From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
wanted
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though convicts were unhappily supplied at an increasing rate from the mother-country, the demand for free labourers throughout Van Diemen’s Land became more urgent continually.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
wives
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
wool-growers
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
young
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From this reading The young men who settled either as wool-growers, farmers, or labourers, wanted wives.
