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1863
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
28th
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abbeville
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
allusions
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
Boucher
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
brilliant
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
buried
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
carved
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
certain
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circumstance
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clothed
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
colored
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
day
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From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
de
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
department
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
departure
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direction
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
DISCOVERYnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
earth
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enter
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
exclamation
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explanations
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feet
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
flints
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
fossil
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
fourteen
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
France
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fully
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hatchets
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
highest
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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human
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
illustrious
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importance
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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jawbone
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
kind
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From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
learned
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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light
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From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
M
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
made
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March
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
men
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Moulin-Quignon
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
navigators
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
near
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
necessary
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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paleontology
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Perthes
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
place
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quarries
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
regard
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regions
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relic
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
science
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
soil
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
some
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
Somme
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
stone
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
surface
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
taken
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
tint
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
uncle
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From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
unexpected
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
unexpectedly
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From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
uniform
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
upper
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From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
verdigris
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From this reading Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first fossil of the kind that had ever been brought to the light of day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While at work, they unexpectedly came upon a human jawbone buried fourteen feet below the surface of the soil.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DISCOVERY UPON DISCOVERY In order fully to understand the exclamation made by my uncle, and his allusions to these illustrious and learned men, it will be necessary to enter into certain explanations in regard to a circumstance of the highest importance to paleontology, or the science of fossil life, which had taken place a short time before our departure from the upper regions of the earth.
work
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some navigators under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, were at work in the great quarries of Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of the Somme, in France.
