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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 twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
Allied
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
barrier
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
bed
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
canyon
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
carry
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
checked
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
clear
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
dam
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
employing
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
entire
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
expenditure
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
face
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
far
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
feet
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
flood
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
flow
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
flowed
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
Fork
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
Forks
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
gorge
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
gravel-bottomed
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
gray
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
greater
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
harnessed
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
hundred
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
hundreds
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
inefficient
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
irrigate
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
labor
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
lake
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
lands
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
LAW
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
lay
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
leaving
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
lesser
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
light
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
lines
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
man-made
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
MARTIAL
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
miles
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
mill
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
millions
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
mountain
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
once
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
operating
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
original
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
other
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
out
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
plant
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
power
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
Presently
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
proved
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
range
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
resistless
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
revealed
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
rose
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
seeking
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
sheer
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
stayed
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
stream
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
streams
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
there
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
transmission
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
twenty
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From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
Two
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
unit
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From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
used
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
wall
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From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
water
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
way
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From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For twenty miles there lay a lake where once a clear, gravel-bottomed stream had flowed above the gorge of the mountain canyon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gray face of a man-made wall rose sheer a hundred feet above the original bed of the stream, leaving it in part revealed; and this barrier checked and stayed the once resistless flood against which an entire mountain range had proved inefficient.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Allied with this unit of the great dam was a lesser dam operating a mill plant on the other Fork.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently for hundreds of miles each way the transmission lines would carry out power to those seeking light, to those employing labor; and the used water would irrigate lands far below.
years
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From this reading MARTIAL LAW The entire flow of the greater of the Two Forks streams lay harnessed at last, after years of labor and an expenditure of millions.
