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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 A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
argued
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
BLOW
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
brought
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
company
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
COWARDLY
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
days
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From this reading This kept up for several days.
dozen
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From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
fast
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
few
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
following
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
gobble
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
good
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
got
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From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
half
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From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
halted
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
joined
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
kept
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From this reading This kept up for several days.
made
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
men
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
miners
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
mines
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From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
mining
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
morning
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
new
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
newcomers
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
Pickets
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
purpose
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
ranks
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
region
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
sent
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
several
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From this reading This kept up for several days.
slipped
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
station
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
strikers
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From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
then
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
there
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This kept up for several days.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not half a dozen of them got to the mines.
town
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
TRAINLOAD
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From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
union
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
up
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From this reading This kept up for several days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A COWARDLY BLOW A TRAINLOAD of miners was brought into the town on the following morning.
way
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From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Pickets halted the men at the station and "argued" to such good purpose that the newcomers joined the union then and there, save for a few who slipped through the ranks of the pickets and made their way to the mines.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As fast as the company sent new men into the mining region the strikers would "gobble" them up.
