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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 And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
any
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
conditions
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From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
delicate
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
ditch-digger
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
ditch-diggers
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
ditch-digging
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
employment
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From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
fewer
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
finer
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
glass-blower
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
glass-blowers
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
glass-blowing
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
harder
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From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
higher
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
industrial
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From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
industry
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
kind
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
less
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From this reading There is less pressure, less sordidness, less savagery.
lifted
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
lower
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From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
more
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
needs
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
only
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
out-of-work
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
place
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
pressure
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From this reading There is less pressure, less sordidness, less savagery.
proportionate
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From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
requires
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
savagery
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From this reading There is less pressure, less sordidness, less savagery.
scale
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From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
skilled
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
sordidness
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From this reading There is less pressure, less sordidness, less savagery.
striker
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
striking
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From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
struggle
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lower the employment in the industrial scale, the harder the conditions.
There
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From this reading There is less pressure, less sordidness, less savagery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are fewer glass-blowers proportionate to the needs of the glass-blowing industry than there are ditch-diggers proportionate to the needs of the ditch-digging industry.
trade
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From this reading The finer, the more delicate, the more skilled the trade, the higher is it lifted above the struggle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And not only this, for it requires a glass-blower to take the place of a striking glass-blower, while any kind of a striker or out-of-work can take the place of a ditch-digger.
