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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 "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
arose
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
bass
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
belts
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Best
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broke
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
building
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
crash
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
day
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
deafened
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
deep
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deep-mouthed
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
din
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
drawing
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ear
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easy
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enough
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
foreman
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
general
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
get
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
hacklers
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From this reading "You've seen the storehouses and the hacklers," he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
harsh
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You've seen the storehouses and the hacklers," he said.
heads
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
humming
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
idea
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
initiate
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
Ironsyde
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
John
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just
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
like
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
louder
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
machines
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
man
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
MILL
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
more
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
Now
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
own
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
painful
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penetrating
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persistent
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proposed
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
pulse
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punctuated
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
Raymond
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riot
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
roar
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
round
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
said
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From this reading "You've seen the storehouses and the hacklers," he said.
scheme
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
seen
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From this reading "You've seen the storehouses and the hacklers," he said.
sounds
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
staccato
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stages
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
steady
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
storehouses
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From this reading "You've seen the storehouses and the hacklers," he said.
taking
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
that's
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
theory
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
things
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
treble
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
two
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unfamiliar
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From this reading In the great building two sounds deafened an unfamiliar ear: a steady roar, deep and persistent, and through it, like a staccato pulse, a louder, more painful, more penetrating din.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
wheels
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From this reading The bass to this harsh treble arose from humming belts and running wheels; the crash that punctuated their deep-mouthed riot broke from the drawing heads of the machines.
works
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From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now if you just look into the works and get a general idea of the scheme of things, that's enough for one day."
You've
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young
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From this reading IN THE MILL John Best was taking Raymond Ironsyde round the spinning mill, but the foreman had his own theory and proposed to initiate the young man by easy stages.
