Chapter XXXIII
Who will ever forget that Labour Day in Chicago? How they marched!--thousands and thousands and more thousands! They filled the streets. The cars stopped. Men trembled with the import of the impending hour.
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Chapter XXXIII
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Who
will
ever
forget
that
Labour
Day
in
Chicago?
How
they
marched!--thousands
and
thousands
and
more
thousands!
They
filled
the
streets.
The
cars
stopped.
Men
trembled
with
the
import
of
the
impending
hour.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Who
will
ever
forget
that
Labour
Day
in
Chicago?
Line 2
How
they
marched!--thousands
and
thousands
and
more
thousands!
Line 3
They
filled
the
streets.
Line 4
The
cars
stopped.
Line 5
Men
trembled
with
the
import
of
the
impending
hour.
Learner Dictionary
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Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who will ever forget that Labour Day in Chicago?”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cars stopped.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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cars
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From this reading The cars stopped.
Chicago
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Day
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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filled
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From this reading They filled the streets.
forget
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hour
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How
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impending
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import
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Labour
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marched
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Men
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more
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men trembled with the import of the impending hour.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cars stopped.
streets
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From this reading They filled the streets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who will ever forget that Labour Day in Chicago?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They filled the streets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How they marched!--thousands and thousands and more thousands!
thousands
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From this reading How they marched!--thousands and thousands and more thousands!
trembled
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From this reading Men trembled with the import of the impending hour.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who will ever forget that Labour Day in Chicago?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who will ever forget that Labour Day in Chicago?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men trembled with the import of the impending hour.