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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 least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
all
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
almost
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
approaches
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
archbishop
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
away
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
banks
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
bless
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
brick
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
Bridge
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
C
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
charge
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
cold
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
construction
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
danger
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
day
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
Department
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
deserved
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
discomfort
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
disease
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
dreamed
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
E
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
end
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
endured
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
Excellency
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
expected
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
Findlayson
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
flared
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
friends
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
Ganges
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
grown
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
heat
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
huge
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
Indeed
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
Kashi
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
lattice-girder
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
less
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
line
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
main
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
mile
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
miles
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
months
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
more
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
north
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
Now
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
pair
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
permitted
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
piers
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
Public
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
ran
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
responsibility
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
revetments
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
river
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
S
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
sat
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
seven-and-twenty
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
shoulders
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
side
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
soldiers
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
south
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
speeches
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
state
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
stone-faced
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
there
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
three
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
three-quarters
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
top-heavy
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
trainload
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
trolley
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From this reading Findlayson, C. E., sat in his trolley on a construction line that ran along one of the main revetments--the huge stone-faced banks that flared away north and south for three miles on either side of the river and permitted himself to think of the end.
truss
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
trussed
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
Viceroy
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
well
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From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
work
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From this reading With its approaches, his work was one mile and three-quarters in length; a lattice-girder bridge, trussed with the Findlayson truss standing on seven-and-twenty brick piers.
Works
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From this reading The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C.S.I. Indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, in less than three months, if all went well, his Excellency the Viceroy would open the bridge in state, an archbishop would bless it, and the first trainload of soldiers would come over it, and there would be speeches.
years
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From this reading For three years he had endured heat and cold, disappointment, discomfort, danger, and disease, with responsibility almost to top-heavy for one pair of shoulders; and day by day, through that time, the great Kashi Bridge over the Ganges had grown under his charge.
