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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 Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
chin
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
clutched
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
compensation
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
despaired
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
dismay
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From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
dreams
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
extravagant
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
fulfilment
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
future
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
gold
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From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
groaned
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From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
hair
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
Handfield
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From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
happiness
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
HONESTadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading HONEST STEVE.
hopes
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
inverted
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
kind
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From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
lay
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
miserable
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
nugget
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
palms
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
past
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
pounds
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
promise
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
rested
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
sell
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
sitting
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
specks
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
STEVE
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From this reading HONEST STEVE.
suffering
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
ten
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
There
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
thousand
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
tub
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From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
two
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
twopence
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He clutched at his hair, and sitting upon the inverted tub, rested his chin in his palms, and despaired.
use
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From this reading What was the use of working?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the use of working?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use of working?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Richard Handfield groaned, and looked with a kind of dismay at the gold.
working
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From this reading What was the use of working?
worth
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From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There lay the fulfilment of his extravagant hopes--there lay the promise of his precious nugget, which he would not sell for ten thousand pounds--there lay his dreams of the future, the happiness of his life, the compensation for past suffering--two miserable specks of gold, not worth twopence!
