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30th
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I looked wonderingly about me.
advance
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
day
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
EASTERNadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
easy
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
end
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From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
follow
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
gallery
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
German
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
Hans
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
houses
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked wonderingly about me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
inclined
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
instant
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
June
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
lava
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked wonderingly about me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked wonderingly about me.
minutes
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
natural
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
o'clock
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
old
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
past
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
pathway
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
perfect
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
planes
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
precise
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
purpose
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
reached
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From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
serve
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
seventeen
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
shaft
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From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
six
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
some
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
somewhat
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
staircases
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
Tuesday
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
TUNNEL
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From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
twelve
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From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
uncle
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From this reading "At last," cried my uncle, "we have reached the end of the shaft."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
very
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From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE EASTERN TUNNEL The next day was Tuesday, the 30th of June--and at six o'clock in the morning we resumed our journey.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We still continued to follow the gallery of lava, a perfect natural pathway, as easy of descent as some of those inclined planes which, in very old German houses, serve the purpose of staircases.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
wonderingly
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From this reading I looked wonderingly about me.
