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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 entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
absence
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From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
addition
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
agitated
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
Andermatt
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From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
Aubry-Pasteur
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From this reading M. Aubry-Pasteur got the soil dug up.
Auvergne
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
became
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
boring
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
brilliant
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
character
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
circulated
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
Company
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
crazy
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
days
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
discoveries
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
district
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
driven
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
dug
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From this reading M. Aubry-Pasteur got the soil dug up.
else
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
engineer
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
entire
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
everywhere
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
explanations
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
four
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
future
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
geological
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
Gontran
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
got
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From this reading M. Aubry-Pasteur got the soil dug up.
granite
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
hanging
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
increasing
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
interest
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
lectures
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
listened
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
M
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From this reading M. Aubry-Pasteur got the soil dug up.
Marquis
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
more
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
much
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
new
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
news
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
Organization
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From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
prolonged
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From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
prospects
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
round
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
searches
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
soil
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From this reading M. Aubry-Pasteur got the soil dug up.
spent
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
springs
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
supplied
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
talked
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From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The entire district, driven crazy by these searches, by these discoveries, by the great news which circulated everywhere, by the prospects of a brilliant future, became agitated and enthusiastic, talked of nothing else, and thought of nothing else.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
twice
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
up
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From this reading M. Aubry-Pasteur got the soil dug up.
veins
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Organization The absence of Andermatt was prolonged.
water
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From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found, in addition, four springs, which supplied the new Company with more than twice as much water as they required.
workmen
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From this reading The Marquis and Gontran themselves spent their days hanging round the workmen, who were boring through the veins of granite; and they listened with increasing interest to the explanations and the lectures of the engineer on the geological character of Auvergne.
