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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 Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
argues
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From this reading This space of three generations argues a certain well-established society.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
bottom
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
certain
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From this reading This space of three generations argues a certain well-established society.
clambering
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
coal
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
County
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
disembowelled
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
fled
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
flourish
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
generations
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rule him out.
idyllic
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
inaccessible
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
kicking
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
like
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
local
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
magnate
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
mass
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
mineral
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
mining
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
much
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
off
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
old
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
out
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From this reading Rule him out.
owner
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
people
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
population
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
regions
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
Remains
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From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
rights
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
Rule
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From this reading Rule him out.
sight
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From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
society
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From this reading This space of three generations argues a certain well-established society.
space
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From this reading This space of three generations argues a certain well-established society.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remains one great and inaccessible magnate, the local coal owner: three generations old, and clambering on the bottom step of the “County,” kicking off the mass below.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
ten
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This space of three generations argues a certain well-established society.
thousand
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
three
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old “County” has fled from the sight of so much disembowelled coal, to flourish on mineral rights in regions still idyllic.
townlet
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
well-established
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From this reading This space of three generations argues a certain well-established society.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
Woodhouse
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From this reading Take a mining townlet like Woodhouse, with a population of ten thousand people, and three generations behind it.
