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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 “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
agreed
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
all
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
also
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
any
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
arrangements
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
ASSOCIATES
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From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
belonged
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
better
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
big
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
boys
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
camp
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
carload
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
Charlie
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
considering
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
copper
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
deposit
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
dig
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
don't
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
doubt
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
eagerly
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
falling
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
favorable
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
four
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
GIDEON
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From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
go
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
heartily
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
hope
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
Howard
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
I've
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
idea
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
Jack
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
light
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
like
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
looks
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
matter
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
Meyer
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
MINEpronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
Mr
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
Now
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
objections
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
out
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
past
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
POSSESSION
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From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
PRAWLE
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From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
promise
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
proposal
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
prospector
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
reached
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
results
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
rig
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
said
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
say
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
seems
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
show
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
six
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
special
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
stable
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
suitable
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
talked
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIDEON PRAWLE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MINE.
there
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
tools
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
Trinity
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
two
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
water
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
we'd
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
weeks
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know as I have any special objections to falling in with your idea,” replied the big prospector, heartily.
whack
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From this reading “Charlie and I have talked the matter over, and Meyer has also had his little say, and it is agreed between us that we’d like nothing better than a four or six weeks’ whack at the copper deposit, which seems to promise such handsome results.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
yield
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From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
you've
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From this reading “I hope you’ve looked at it in a favorable light, Mr. Prawle,” said Jack Howard, eagerly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, boys,” said Gideon Prawle, after the party had reached Trinity and returned the rig to the stable where it belonged, “I’ve been considering your proposal that we make arrangements to go by water to the mine--which is now ours past all doubt--camp there, and with suitable tools start in to dig out a carload or two of copper, in order to show what the yield of the mine looks like.”
