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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 He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
attain
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
battle
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
bounded
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
brilliantly
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
Chance
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
cholera
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
conducted
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
conducts
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
delusions
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
destiny
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
developed
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
earth
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
energy
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
England
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
enrich
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
entire
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
exactly
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
example
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
felt
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
firm
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
flatter
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
foothold
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
footing
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
force
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
fruitless
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
future
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
general
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
genius
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
gradually
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
Hope
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
hoped
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
ideas
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
immediate
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
labour
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
late
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
like
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
man
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
MARSTEN
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
Monkton
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
nationality
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
organizer
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
place
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
placed
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
planned
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
position
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From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
powerful
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
probably
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
project
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
purpose
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
received
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
recovered
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
regarding
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
republic
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
revolutionize
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
rich
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
saw
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
scheme
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
show
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
singleness
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
spread
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
spreading
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
strike
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
struggle
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
success
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
successful
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chance, or destiny, had placed him in exactly the position he had long hoped to attain.
then
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
there
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
thoroughly
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
toiled
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
Union
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
vast
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
wait
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
waited
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
well-organized
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From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had no delusions regarding the immediate success of his project, and did not flatter himself that his ideas would spread with anything like the rapidity of the cholera, for example; but he hoped first to place the Union on a firm footing in England, and then, with a brilliantly successful strike--conducted as a general of genius conducts a battle--to show what might be done by a thoroughly well-organized force against a rich and powerful firm like that of Monkton & Hope.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
work
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From this reading MARSTEN went to work with an energy and singleness of purpose which probably no organizer of labour ever felt before.
workers
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From this reading He saw in the future one vast republic of workers--not bounded by nationality, but spreading over the entire earth--with its foothold wherever one man toiled with his hands to enrich another.
world
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
wounds
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From this reading At first there was little to be done but wait until the Union had recovered from the wounds received in the late fruitless struggle; nevertheless, while he waited, he planned and gradually developed the scheme which he hoped would revolutionize the labour of the world.
