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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
ashore
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The central shafts had sunk far below sea-level.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
cases
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
central
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From this reading The central shafts had sunk far below sea-level.
clear
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
cliffs
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
coast
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
coils
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
drain
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
drainage
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
earthly
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
ever-possible
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
extending
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
far
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From this reading The central shafts had sunk far below sea-level.
faults
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
full
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
galleries
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
Gard
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
got
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
HEART
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
HOW
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
irruption
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
judged
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
kept
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
lateral
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
matters
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
mines
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
now
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
OLD
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
once
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
out
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
own
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
power
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
pumps
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
races
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
reasonably
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
round
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
run
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
safeguarding
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
sea
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
sea-bed
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
sea-level
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From this reading The central shafts had sunk far below sea-level.
seamed
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
seawards
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
seen
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
shafts
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From this reading The central shafts had sunk far below sea-level.
SILVER
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
some
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From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
steam
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
Stephen
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
sunk
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From this reading The central shafts had sunk far below sea-level.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
things
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
tides
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
TOM
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From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
visible
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
water
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lateral galleries had, in some cases, run out seawards and were now extending far under the sea itself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW OLD TOM FOUND THE SILVER HEART One of the first things Stephen Gard had seen to, when he got matters into his own hands, was the safeguarding of the mines from ever-possible irruption of the sea.
whirling
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From this reading From the whirling coils of the tides and races round the coast, he judged that the sea-bed was as seamed and broken and full of faults as the visible cliffs ashore.
workings
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From this reading The great steam pumps kept the workings reasonably clear of drainage water, but no earthly power could drain the sea if it once got in.
