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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 For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
Abington
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
actual
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
any
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
arduous
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From this reading How long and arduous a task that had been, he could only conjecture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
burial
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
called
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
certain
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
characters
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
conjecture
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From this reading How long and arduous a task that had been, he could only conjecture.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
discovered
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
drifts
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
early
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
fairly
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
felt
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
finding
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
get
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
glance
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
hacked
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
hammers
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
hand
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
How
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From this reading How long and arduous a task that had been, he could only conjecture.
identified
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
implements
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From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
John
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
knowing
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long and arduous a task that had been, he could only conjecture.
lying
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
many
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
miner
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
misleading
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
only
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From this reading How long and arduous a task that had been, he could only conjecture.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
Ordinarily
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
out
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
passages
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
people
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
place
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
present
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
prevent
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
prove
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From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
return
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
several
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From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
stone
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
task
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From this reading How long and arduous a task that had been, he could only conjecture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
theory
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From this reading In several of the drifts he found implements to prove his theory.
there
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
tracing
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
two
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
way
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
wedges
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From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
well
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From this reading Ordinarily John Abington thought fairly well of himself and he felt certain that these misleading characters could not prevent him from finding the way to the actual burial place.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
wished
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From this reading After a glance or two that identified them with the early people he had been tracing, he went on and left the implements lying there for the present, knowing that he could return at any time and get them if he wished to do so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For one thing, he discovered that many of the passages--a miner would have called them drifts--had been hacked out by hand, with stone hammers and wedges.
