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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 "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEETING BETWEEN MASTERS AND WORKMEN.
arrived
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From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading MEETING BETWEEN MASTERS AND WORKMEN.
bitterness
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
brother's
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
chair
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
collect
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
day
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From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
deputation
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From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
eleven
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
foreign
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
gallnounUS /ɡɔːl/
bitter feeling and anger; in the story, poison and bitterness
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
heart
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
hotel
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
how
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
interview
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From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
know'st
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
LOVE-TRUTHS
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From this reading "LOVE-TRUTHS."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
MASTERS
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From this reading MEETING BETWEEN MASTERS AND WORKMEN.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
MEETING
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From this reading MEETING BETWEEN MASTERS AND WORKMEN.
mill-owners
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
moment
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
o'clock
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
orders
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
place
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
public
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
received
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
room
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From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
scorner's
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
seated
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
there
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
tone
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
turn
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The meeting was to take place in a public room, at an hotel; and there, about eleven o'clock, the mill-owners, who had received the foreign orders, began to collect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
word
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From this reading "Not for a moment take the scorner's chair; While seated there, thou know'st not how a word, A tone, a look, may gall thy brother's heart, And make him turn in bitterness against thee."
work-people
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From this reading The day arrived on which the masters were to have an interview with a deputation of the work-people.
WORKMEN
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From this reading MEETING BETWEEN MASTERS AND WORKMEN.
