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Chapter XIX
WILLIAM SMITH'S AMBITION. Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine. Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding. The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers. Then the iron baby was quiet for awhile.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding.
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From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the iron baby was quiet for awhile.
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From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading Then the iron baby was quiet for awhile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding.
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From this reading Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine.
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From this reading Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine.
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From this reading Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding.
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From this reading Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine.
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From this reading Then the iron baby was quiet for awhile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine.
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From this reading WILLIAM SMITH'S AMBITION.
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From this reading Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding.
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From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine.
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From this reading Then the iron baby was quiet for awhile.
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From this reading Day and night the stampers kept thumping and pounding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
at the time that
From this reading The first rest given to it was when the first fifty tons of stone had been passed beneath the stampers.
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From this reading WILLIAM SMITH'S AMBITION.
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From this reading Merrily worked the William Smith quartz-crushing machine.
