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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 Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
adjacent
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
all
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
apace
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
Australia
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
Basil
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
become
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
certain
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
Chaytor
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
countries
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
country
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
die
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
discovered
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
dubbing
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
early
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
eight
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
events
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
existence
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
false
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
fate
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
few
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
fitness
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
Flat
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
flocked
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
formed
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
gold
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
grow
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
Gum
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
halted
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
importance
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
land
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
languish
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
like
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
man
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
met
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
metal
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
miles
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
miners
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
monopolised
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
mushrooms
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
new
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
Newman
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
others
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
out
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
paying
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
places
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
played
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
Prince
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
Princetown
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
promise
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
prospectors
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
quantities
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
recorded
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
rewarded
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
search
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
share
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
Some
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
spread
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From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
spring
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
swiftly
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
there
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
township
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
townships
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
treasure
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
unfulfilled
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From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
up
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
valley
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
working
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
