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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 And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
able
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
banks
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
bed-rock
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
besieged
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
capital
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
cash
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
contained
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
containing
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
Daylight's
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
deposited
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
dumps
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
enlist
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
enterprises
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
froze
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
gold
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
groups
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
handle
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
hoisted
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
immediately
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
inaccessible
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
kept
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
many
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
melted
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
men
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
millions
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
newly
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
organized
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
pay-gravel
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
promptly
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
pyramiding
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
returning
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
revenue
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
several
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
sources
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
sun
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
surface
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
surplus
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
thawed
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From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
then
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
Thus
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From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pay-gravel, thawed on bed-rock and hoisted to the surface, immediately froze again.
two
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From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
wash
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
water
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From this reading Not until the returning sun thawed the dumps and melted the water to wash them was he able to handle the gold they contained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus his dumps, containing several millions of gold, were inaccessible.
winter
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From this reading Despite his many sources of revenue, Daylight's pyramiding kept him pinched for cash throughout the first winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then he found himself with a surplus of gold, deposited in the two newly organized banks; and he was promptly besieged by men and groups of men to enlist his capital in their enterprises.
