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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 box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
all
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
box
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not skilled labour, but it was piece-work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
Cannery
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
cases
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
conservative
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
drive
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
Drummond
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
erroneously
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
experiences
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
factory
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
fit
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
form
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
Freddie
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
generalizations
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
generalized
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
hammer
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not skilled labour, but it was piece-work.
kind
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
labelling
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
labour
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From this reading It was not skilled labour, but it was piece-work.
Labourer
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
learned
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
light
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
making
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
manner
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
many
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
much
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
nails
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not skilled labour, but it was piece-work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
often
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
packing
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
pages
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
parts
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
piece-work
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
put
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
sane
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
skilled
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From this reading It was not skilled labour, but it was piece-work.
small
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
supplied
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
tentative
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From this reading He saved himself, however, after the sane and conservative manner of his kind, by labelling his generalizations as “tentative.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
things
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
Unskilled
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From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He learned many things, and generalized much and often erroneously, all of which can be found in the pages of _The Unskilled Labourer_.
Wilmax
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From this reading One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
wire
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From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A box factory supplied the parts, and all Freddie Drummond had to do was to fit the parts into a form and drive in the wire nails with a light hammer.
