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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 All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
advertising
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
affairs
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
age
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
All
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
blindly
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
boyhoods
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
Chicago
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
creeping
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
dancing
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
depression
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
dwelt
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From this reading Grim satisfaction dwelt in their hearts.
early
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
fathers
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
forget
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
glad
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
going
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
Grim
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From this reading Grim satisfaction dwelt in their hearts.
grocery
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
happy
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
hearts
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From this reading Grim satisfaction dwelt in their hearts.
homes
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
houses
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
inspired
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
invaded
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
labourers
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
like
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
made
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
man
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
marching
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
men
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
months
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
movement
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
new
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
poverty
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
ran
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
Remembering
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
rich
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
rumours
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
satisfaction
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From this reading Grim satisfaction dwelt in their hearts.
sidewalk
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
spread
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
striving
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
terror
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
times
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
together
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
undercurrent
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
understandable
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
understood
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
way
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From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
well-to-do
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From this reading Remembering their boyhoods and the creeping terror that invaded their fathers' houses in times of depression they were glad to spread terror among the homes of the rich and the well-to-do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a way the labourers understood the undercurrent of terror their marching together had inspired and like the advertising man dancing on the sidewalk before the grocery were made happy by it.
year
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From this reading All through the early months of that year in Chicago, rumours of a new and not understandable movement among labourers ran about among men of affairs.
years
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From this reading For years they had been going through life blindly, striving to forget age and poverty.
