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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 THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
acceptance
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
accident
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
accomplished
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
approval
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
approved
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
bedstone
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
begin
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
BOWLES
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
Carleton's
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
certificate
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
concrete
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
contract
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
cut
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
days
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
delayed
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
Department
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
derricks
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
diameter
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
disk
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
efforts
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
erected
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
feet
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
few
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
forming
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
four
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
HEAVE
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
HO
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
huge
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
important
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
injured
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
Joe
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
Ledge
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
lifting
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
LONNY
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
low-water
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
made
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
mark
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
masonry
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
men
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
Mr
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
new
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
officially
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
only
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
Other
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
place
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
preceding
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
readiness
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
renewed
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
rule
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
Sanford
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
Screamer
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
section
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
setting
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
sixty
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
soon
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
stone
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
superintendent's
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From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
superstructure
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
taken
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
thick
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
three
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
twelve
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From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The superintendent’s certificate of approval was important, one rule of the Department being that no new section of the work should begin until the preceding section was officially approved.
waiting
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From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
weeks
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From this reading This had been accomplished after three weeks of work, and the men stood in readiness to begin the masonry of the superstructure itself so soon as the four great derricks required in lifting and setting the cut stone of the masonry could be erected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were only waiting for Mr. Carleton’s acceptance of the concrete disk, the first section of the contract.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Other men had taken the place of those injured, and renewed efforts had been made by Sanford and Captain Joe to complete to low-water mark the huge concrete disk, forming a bedstone sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet thick, on which the superstructure was to rest.
work
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From this reading THE “HEAVE HO” OF LONNY BOWLES The accident to the Screamer had delayed work at the Ledge but a few days.
