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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 Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
anvil
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From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
Bevis
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
block
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
blowing
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
breech-piece
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
close
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
colder
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
contact
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
declared
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
deeper
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
drew
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
drive
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
embers
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
end
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
face
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
fire
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
fixed
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From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
hold
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
just
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
Loo
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
Mark
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
need
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
Next
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
out
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
projected
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From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
pulled
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From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
punch
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
put
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
quickly
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
ready
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From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
seconds
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
short
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From this reading Bevis had a short punch to drive the block or breech-piece deeper into the tube.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
stand
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
table
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From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
tighten
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
time
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
tube
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
two
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From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Mark drew it out, and in two seconds it was fixed in the vice, but with the colder end in contact with the anvil underneath.
upright
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From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
vice
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From this reading He pulled the table along till the vice fixed to it projected over the anvil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next time Mark was to stand the tube upright just the same, but to put it in the vice, and tighten the vice quickly, so that he need not hold it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Loo, blowing at the embers, with her scorched face close to the fire, declared that the tube was ready.
