adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The League was new in its spirit and in its methods.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
Breen's
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From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
communitynounUS /kəˈmjuːnəti/
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The League was new in its spirit and in its methods.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The League was new in its spirit and in its methods.
LeaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
legacynounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading The League was new in its spirit and in its methods.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
old-timersnounUS /ˌoʊldˈtaɪmərz/
plural of “old-timer” — an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
From this reading Billy was one of the oldest of the old-timers.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Billy was one of the oldest of the old-timers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Billy was one of the oldest of the old-timers.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
re-made
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From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
RocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
SLAVIN
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From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The League was new in its spirit and in its methods.
susceptibleadjectiveUS /səˈseptəbəl/
(often followed by “of” or “to”) yielding readily to or capable of
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The mood of the community at the time was peculiarly susceptible.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The impression made upon the camp by Billy Breen’s death was very remarkable, and I have never been quite able to account for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHAT CAME TO SLAVIN Billy Breen’s legacy to the Black Rock mining camp was a new League, which was more than the old League re-made.
