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all
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From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
car
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
company
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
continued
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
course
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From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
day
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
daylight
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
down
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From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
employers
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
entered
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
following
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
gave
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
loyal
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
made
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
Many
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
men
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From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
midnight
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From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
mines
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
mining
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
morning
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
orders
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
other
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
out
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From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
plans
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
PRESIDENT
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From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
private
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
PROMOTED
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From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
range
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From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
shafts
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
shut
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From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
strike
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From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
superintendents
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
sympathy
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From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
Ten
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From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROMOTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT midnight every mine on the range shut down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
thousand
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From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
time
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From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
town
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From this reading At daylight on the following morning the private car of the president of the mining company entered the town.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
various
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ten thousand men were out for the time being.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not all of these were in sympathy with the strike, of course.
work
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From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many were loyal to their employers, and would have continued at their work, but the superintendents of the various shafts gave orders to shut down the mines until the following day, when other plans would be made.
