1.1.8
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From this reading Those who got sixpence-halfpenny drew £1.1.8.
1.3.4
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From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
15
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From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
16
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From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
4
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From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
40
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From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
8
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From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
breakfastsnounUS /ˈbrekfəsts/
plural of “breakfast” — the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
CavenounUS /keɪv/
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Those who got sixpence-halfpenny drew £1.1.8.
DrinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
fivepencenoun
a coin worth five cents
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
fourpence-halfpenny
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From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Those who got sixpence-halfpenny drew £1.1.8.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
labournounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
OblongadjectiveUS /ˈɑːblɔːŋ/
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
princelyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪnsli/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
progressedverbUS /prəˈɡrest/
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/
with speed
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
sevenpence
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From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
sixpence-halfpenny
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From this reading Those who got sixpence-halfpenny drew £1.1.8.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
sumnounUS /sʌm/
a quantity of money
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This made 40 hours a week, so that those who were paid sevenpence an hour earned £1.3.4.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week’s hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny “picked up” 15/-.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Oblong During the following week the work at “The Cave” progressed rapidly towards completion, although, the hours of daylight being so few, the men worked only from 8 A.M. till 4 P.M. and they had their breakfasts before they came.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there are people who have the insolence to say that Drink is the cause of poverty.
