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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 But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
according
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
all
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From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
better
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
big
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
bigger
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
boast
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
boasted
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
Christian
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From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
colossal
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From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
deal
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
ethics
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
face
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From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
hatred
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From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
high
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
hours
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
ideals
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
Judas
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From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
labor
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
laborers
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
most
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
passionately
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
patriot
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From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
planet
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
preach
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
scab
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From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
scabs
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From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
shorter
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From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
States
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in the face of all this, they are as colossal scabs as the United States is a colossal scab.
thoroughgoing
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
trade-union
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
traitor
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From this reading Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a Christian for a Judas.
union
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
unions
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From this reading For all of their boasted unions and high labor ideals, they are about the most thoroughgoing scabs on the planet.
United
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From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading They passionately preach short hours and big wages, the shorter the hours and the bigger the wages the better.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But the union laborers of the United States have nothing of which to boast, while, according to their trade-union ethics, they have a great deal of which to be ashamed.
