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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 At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
ability
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
air
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
all
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
back
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
call
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
canter
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
capital
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
Cattleman
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
consider
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
East
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
equal
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
fit
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
glaringly
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
grave
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Great Wolfville Strike.
growth
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
held
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
labor
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
marts
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
mem'ry
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
mill
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
newspaper
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
Old
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
onder
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
only
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
pipe
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
printers
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
puff
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
questions
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
quirt
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
refreshed
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
remark
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
sagacious
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
see
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
sir
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
solution
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
some
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
spur
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
story
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
Strike
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From this reading The Great Wolfville Strike.
swirlin
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Great Wolfville Strike.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
trade
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
two
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
unduly
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From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
uprisin
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From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
vortex
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, sir, even onder spur an' quirt, my mem'ry can only canter back to one uprisin' of labor in Wolfville; that was printers."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this the Old Cattleman looked unduly sagacious, refreshed himself with a puff or two at his pipe, and all with the air of one who might, did he see fit, consider the grave questions of capital and labor with an ability equal to their solution.
Wolfville
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From this reading The Great Wolfville Strike.
workmen
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From this reading His remark was growth of the strike story of some mill workmen, told glaringly in the newspaper he held in his hands.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
you-all
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From this reading "Wolfville is not at that time," he continued, "what you-all East would call a swirlin' vortex of trade; still she has her marts.
