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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 It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
allowed
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
American
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
ANYBODYpronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
avoided
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From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
completed
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
difficulties
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
direction
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From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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dollars
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
easterly
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From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
engineers
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
far
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
forty-eight
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
Francisco
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
government
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
granted
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
hour
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
hundred
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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included
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
instead
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
jagged
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From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
Lake
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
laying
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
leaving
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
LISTEN
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MAKING
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mile
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
miles
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
most
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
Mountains
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From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
nature
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From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
nearly
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
nine
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
northward
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT DOES NOT SUCCEED IN MAKING ANYBODY LISTEN TO REASON
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
Ogden
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
PASSEPARTOUT
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penetrating
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From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
plains
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
range
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
REASON
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River
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
road
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
rocks
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From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
Rocky
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
Salt
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
San
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
section
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
sixteen
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
subsidy
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
SUCCEEDverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT DOES NOT SUCCEED IN MAKING ANYBODY LISTEN TO REASON
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
thousand
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
train
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
violating
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From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
Wahsatch
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From this reading From this point it took an easterly direction towards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
Weber
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From this reading The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an hour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles from San Francisco.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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winding
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From this reading But the engineers, instead of violating nature, avoided its difficulties by winding around, instead of penetrating the rocks.
work
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From this reading It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains.
