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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 It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
age
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
American
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
armfuls
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
aware
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
babies
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
better
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
bought
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From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
bricklayers
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
bulk
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
clothing
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
coin
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
content
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
crowd
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
day
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
decent
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
distinctly
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
down
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
early
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
entrance
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From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
faces
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
families
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
fancy
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
fed
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
food
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
going
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
grandfathers
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
half-dollar
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
hardship
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
healthy
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
how
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
huge
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
husky
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
Irish
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
laden
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
laid
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
lean
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
light
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
limped
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
lunch-baskets
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
lusty
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
many
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
mothers
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
old
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
own
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From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
Park
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From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
patently
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
pieces
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
pinch
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
pride
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
progeny
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
race
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
represented
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
robustly
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
seen
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
showed
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From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
smaller
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
soil
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
starch
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From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
stature
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
there
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their faces showed content and pride as they limped along with this lusty progeny of theirs that had fed on better food.
ticket
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From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
too
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
undisguised
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
Weasel
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From this reading Each bought her own ticket at the entrance to Weasel Park.
weazened
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
well-paid
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
workmen
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From this reading It was too early for the crowd, but bricklayers and their families, laden with huge lunch-baskets and armfuls of babies, were already going in--a healthy, husky race of workmen, well-paid and robustly fed.
years
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From this reading And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.
