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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 There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
adobe
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
attended
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
away
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
back
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
block
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
carry
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
City
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
days
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From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
decided
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From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
get
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From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
give
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From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
go
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From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
gold
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
got
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
high
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
Lake
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
legend
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
lured
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
more
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
Mormon
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
place
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From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
plate
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
reconnaissance
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From this reading At last we decided to go over the wall and give the place a good reconnaissance.
road
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
Salt
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
seen
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
services
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
several
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From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
silver
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
Smiler
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
stones
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
storehouse
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
Sunday
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From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
surrounded
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
Tabernacle
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
tangible
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From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
Temple
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sunday we attended services and the plate was to be seen, silver and gold; more than we could carry away if we got it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
then
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
There
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
unfinished
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
veritable
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From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
wall
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From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver, and precious stones and it was this that lured Smiler back to that city.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At that time a high adobe wall surrounded the block on which stood the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon Temple.
work
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From this reading We looked it over for several days and nights but could get nothing tangible to work on.
