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2,400
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
300
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
400
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
50
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
aggregate
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
also
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From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
averaged
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
bare
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
became
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
better
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
cash
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
comfortable
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From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
Commissioner
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
daily
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
day
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
days
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
delivered
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
Dent
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
diggings
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From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
Doherty
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
down
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
eight
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
Escort
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
fairy-tales
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
fell
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
firm
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
forwarded
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
four
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
Geelong
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
Gold
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
gold-buyers
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
gutter
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
handed
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
hard
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
heroes
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
impinged
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
inch
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
JEWELER'S
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
L
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
latter
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
laying
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
more
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
most
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From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
once
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
only
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
ounces
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
partners
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From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
presently
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
rates
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
rather
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
realized
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
recommend
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
remitted
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
rich
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
shaft
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
SHOP
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
slabbing
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
some
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
spent
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From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
times
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From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
tub
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
tubs
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
twenty
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
upwards
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From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
wall
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
washed
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From this reading For eight consecutive days, after laying the gutter bare from wall to wall of the shaft, and slabbing the latter down to the last inch, they washed their twenty tubs a day, and averaged rather better than four ounces to the tub.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE JEWELER'S SHOP Dent and Doherty became the heroes of one of those fairy-tales in which the times were rich.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Altogether the eight days realized upwards of L50; which was the aggregate amount handed over to the Commissioner, who forwarded it to Geelong by Gold Escort, which delivered it to a firm of gold-buyers whom the Commissioner could recommend, and who presently remitted some L2,400 in hard cash.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading These wonderful days were also the most comfortable that the partners had yet spent upon the diggings.
yield
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From this reading The daily yield only once fell below L300 at current rates; but more than once it impinged upon L400.
