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20th
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MOLE-HILL THAT BECAME A MOUNTAIN.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
awkward
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
BECAME
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From this reading A MOLE-HILL THAT BECAME A MOUNTAIN.
box
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
brawny
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
Brent
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
can't
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
cargo
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
cases
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
chamber
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
closely-packed
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
em
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
end
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
exertions
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
five
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
get
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
granite
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
heavy
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From this reading “It isn’t the heavy weight; it’s the small size.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
isn't
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From this reading “It isn’t the heavy weight; it’s the small size.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
it's
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From this reading “It isn’t the heavy weight; it’s the small size.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
men
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
MOLE-HILL
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From this reading A MOLE-HILL THAT BECAME A MOUNTAIN.
moment
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading A MOLE-HILL THAT BECAME A MOUNTAIN.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
November
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
o'clock
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
place
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
pushed
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
raised
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
rather
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
remarked
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
rested
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
Richmond's
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
rollers
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
rough
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
row
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
sir
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
size
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From this reading “It isn’t the heavy weight; it’s the small size.
skid
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
small
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
steel
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
task
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MOLE-HILL THAT BECAME A MOUNTAIN.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
tiers
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
top
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
truckmen
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
Tuesday
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From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
tugged
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
used
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From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
watched
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From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can’t get used to ’em, sir,” remarked one of the men, when they rested for a moment at the end of their task.
weight
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From this reading “It isn’t the heavy weight; it’s the small size.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was five o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th of November, when the last box of the _Richmond’s_ mysterious cargo was raised to its place on top of one of the tiers of closely-packed cases in the steel and granite chamber.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robert Brent watched the rather awkward exertions of the brawny truckmen as they tugged and pushed the rough box over small rollers on a long skid which rested against the top of the row.
