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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
add
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
black
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
boards
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From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
brink
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
Caratal
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From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
ceased
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
cleared
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From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
close
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
coal
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
convenience
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
covered
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From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
curve
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
edge
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From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
entrance
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From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
fact
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From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
feet
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From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
fit
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From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
formerly
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
Gomez
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From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
heads
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From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
howling
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
lead
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
lengths
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
line
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From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
loading
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
mouth
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
only
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
projected
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From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
rail
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
rails
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
rattled
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
removed
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From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
round
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
run
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
saw
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
shaft
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
silent
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From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
square
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From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
three
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
train
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
two
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
very
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From this reading The rails had formerly run very close to the shaft for the convenience of loading the coal, and we had only to add two or three lengths of rail in order to lead to the very brink of the shaft.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had removed the boards which had covered it, and we had cleared the square entrance.
window
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From this reading We saw the two heads at the window: Caratal below, Gomez above; but they had both been struck silent by what they saw.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In fact, as the lengths would not quite fit, our line projected about three feet over the edge.
yawning
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From this reading "He ceased howling when the train rattled round the curve and they saw the black mouth of the mine yawning before them.
