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95
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
acquiring
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
agent
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
arrangements
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
bacon
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
build
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
Bullock
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
CAHILL'S
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
came
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
capital
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
chief
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From this reading The priest was one of the chief supporters of our movement.
concessions
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
Culloch
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
CURSE
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
days
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
establishment
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
factory
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
Father
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
friendship
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
get
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
girls
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
ground
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
homespuns
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
Industrial
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
influence
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
Ireland
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
Irish
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
lace-making
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
landlord
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
landlords
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
like
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
live
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
living
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
looms
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
making
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
man
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
many
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
movement
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From this reading The priest was one of the chief supporters of our movement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
O'Hara
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
obtaining
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The priest was one of the chief supporters of our movement.
only
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The priest was one of the chief supporters of our movement.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
persuaded
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
plots
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
ploughshare
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
practice
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
priest
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From this reading The priest was one of the chief supporters of our movement.
run
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
said
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
schools
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
Society
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
spent
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
succeeded
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
sufficient
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
supporters
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From this reading The priest was one of the chief supporters of our movement.
tactful
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
terms
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
three
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
town
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
turn
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From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
use
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
village
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
weaving
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
whereon
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From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
wise
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JULIA CAHILL'S CURSE In '95 I was agent of the Irish Industrial Society, and I spent three days with Father O'Hara making arrangements for the establishment of looms, for the weaving of homespuns and for acquiring plots of ground whereon to build schools where the village girls could practice lace-making.
worst
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From this reading He was a wise and tactful man, who succeeded not only in living on terms of friendship with one of the worst landlords in Ireland, but in obtaining many concessions from him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he came to live in Culloch the landlord had said to him that what he would like to do would be to run the ploughshare through the town, and to turn "Culloch" into Bullock.
years
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From this reading But before many years had passed Father O'Hara had persuaded this man to use his influence to get a sufficient capital to start a bacon factory.
