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40,000
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
aid
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
All
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
attempt
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
back
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
boycotted
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
business
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
Butchers
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
caught
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
city
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
companies
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
Cooks
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
Cutters
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
dared
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
deliver
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
employers
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
expelled
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
fined
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
heavily
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
houses
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
labor
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
made
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
man
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
meat
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
non-union
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
organized
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
owners
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
oyster
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
oysters
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
patronizing
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
refuse
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
refused
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
restaurant
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
restaurants
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
retaliation
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
sell
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
slaughter
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From this reading The oyster companies and the slaughter houses made an attempt to refuse to sell oysters and meat to union restaurants.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
strong
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
sympathy
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
Teamsters
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
unfair
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From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
Union
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
Waiters
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From this reading And at the back of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union stood the organized labor of the city, 40,000 strong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If a business man was caught patronizing an "unfair" restaurant, he was boycotted; if a union man was caught, he was fined heavily by his union or expelled.
willing
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From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All organized employers stood back of the restaurant owners, in sympathy with them and willing to aid them if they dared.
work
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From this reading The Butchers and Meat Cutters, and the Teamsters, in retaliation, refused to work for or to deliver to non-union restaurants.
