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advent
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
baker's
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
bars
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
Bonbright
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From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
clinked
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
coins
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
counter
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
Daily
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From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
Day
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From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
departed
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From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
determination
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
dragged
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From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
Dulac
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From this reading Dulac labored, exhorted, prayed with them.
embarked
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
entered
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From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
exhorted
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From this reading Dulac labored, exhorted, prayed with them.
fanatic
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
Foote
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From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
heavily
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
heavy
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
home
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
hung
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
hunger
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
Idleness
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
Incorporated
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From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
labored
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From this reading Dulac labored, exhorted, prayed with them.
lifeless
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
mahogany
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
many
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
men
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
prayed
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From this reading Dulac labored, exhorted, prayed with them.
privation
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
small
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From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daily strength departed from it and entered into Bonbright Foote, Incorporated.
strike
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From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
stubbornness
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Idleness hung heavily on their hands, and small coins that should have passed over the baker's counter clinked upon mahogany bars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
transmuted
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
week
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From this reading Day after day and week after week the strike dragged on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
zeal
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From this reading The men had embarked upon it with enthusiasm, many of them with fanatic determination; but with the advent in their home of privation, of hunger, their zeal was transmuted into heavy determination, lifeless stubbornness.
