Salome Shepard, reformer

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“Never,” said Mr. Greenough.

“The terms of Floyd Shepard’s will grant me absolute power here, and so long as I live, it shall never be said that an educated, trained and levelheaded business man was overcome by a lot of ignorant bullies and agitators.

These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

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Salome Shepard, reformer Helen M. (Helen Maria) Winslow

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Salome Shepard, reformer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“Never,” said Mr. Greenough. “The terms of Floyd Shepard’s will grant me absolute power here, and so long as I live, it shall never be said that an educated, trained and levelheaded business man was overcome by a lot of ignorant bullies and agitators. These Labor Unions all over the State need an example. There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out. No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

Salome Shepard, reformer

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Salome Shepard, reformer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“Never,” said Mr. Greenough.

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These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

/ðiːz ˈleɪbər ˈjuːnjənz ɔːl ˈoʊvər ðə steɪt niːd æn ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

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There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

/ðer ɪz ˈmʌni ɪˈnʌf ɪn ðə mɪl ˈtreʒəri tuː faɪt ðem ənˈtɪl ðeɪ stɑːrv ðemˈselvz aʊt/

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No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

/noʊ ˈʌðər mɪl ɔːr ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən əˈbaʊt hiːr wɪl ˈhaɪər ðem ənd ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈmætər ʌv wiːks ɔːr mʌnθs wen ˈæbsəluːt ˈpɑːvərti ˈfɔːrsɪz ðem tuː jiːld/

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agitators noun US /ˈædʒɪteɪtərz/

plural of “agitator” — one who agitates; a political troublemaker

From this reading ““The terms of Floyd Shepard’s will grant me absolute power here, and so long as I live, it shall never be said that an educated, trained and levelheaded business man was overcome by a lot of ignorant bullies and agitators.”

bullies noun US /ˈbʊliz/

plural of “bully” — a cruel and brutal fellow

corporation noun US /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading “No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.”

hire verb US /ˈhaɪər/

engage or hire for work

From this reading “No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.”

Shepard's noun US /ˈʃepərdz/

possessive form of “shepard” — United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

starve verb US /stɑːrv/

be hungry; go without food

From this reading “There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.”

treasury noun US /ˈtreʒəri/

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading “There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.”

Unions noun US /ˈjuːnjənz/

plural of “union” — an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading “These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Labor Unions noun + noun counted as “labor union”

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

In this reading “These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.”

absolute power adjective + noun

In this reading ““The terms of Floyd Shepard’s will grant me absolute power here, and so long as I live, it shall never be said that an educated, trained and levelheaded business man was overcome by a lot of ignorant bullies and agitators.”

overcome by verb + particle

money enough noun + noun

In this reading “There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.”

business man noun + noun

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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 “The terms of Floyd Shepard’s will grant me absolute power here, and so long as I live, it shall never be said that an educated, trained and levelheaded business man was overcome by a lot of ignorant bullies and agitators.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/

perfect or complete or pure

agitatorsnounUS /ˈædʒɪteɪtərz/

plural of “agitator” — one who agitates; a political troublemaker

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

bulliesnounUS /ˈbʊliz/

plural of “bully” — a cruel and brutal fellow

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

corporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/

possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

examplenounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

Floyd

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forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

grantverbUS /ɡrænt/

let have

Greenough

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From this reading “Never,” said Mr. Greenough.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/

engage or hire for work

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

LabornounUS /ˈleɪbər/

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

levelheadedadjective

exercising or showing good judgment

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

millverbUS /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Never,” said Mr. Greenough.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Never,” said Mr. Greenough.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/

win a victory over

povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Never,” said Mr. Greenough.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

Shepard'snounUS /ˈʃepərdz/

possessive form of “shepard” — United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

starveverbUS /stɑːrv/

be hungry; go without food

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

StatenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

treasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

UnionsnounUS /ˈjuːnjənz/

plural of “union” — an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading These Labor Unions all over the State need an example.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading There is money enough in the mill treasury to fight them until they starve themselves out.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

yieldverbUS /jiːld/

be the cause or source of

From this reading No other mill or corporation about here will hire them, and it is only a matter of weeks or months when absolute poverty forces them to yield.

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