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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 To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
agents
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
ago
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all
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
any
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
apparently
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
arrival
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
bold
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
businesslike
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
change
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
chaps
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
characters
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
city
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clerks
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
collected
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
crowded
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
declaiming
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From this reading On a hogshead at one side a street preacher was declaiming.
dissolute
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
early
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
evidently
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
exceedingly
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
few
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
fortunes
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
FRANCISCO
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
freedom
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
green-looking
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
hard-faced
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
hogshead
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From this reading On a hogshead at one side a street preacher was declaiming.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
instead
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
keen
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
lacking
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
landed
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
learn
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
learning
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lighter
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
likely
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
lives
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
loafers
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
many
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
mildly
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
mines
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
miscellaneous
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
mob
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
months
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
much
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
now
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
old
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a hogshead at one side a street preacher was declaiming.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
other
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
pay
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
place
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
preacher
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From this reading On a hogshead at one side a street preacher was declaiming.
projecting
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
purpose
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
put
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
road
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
rough
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
Sacramento
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
SAN
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
saw
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
sharp
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
side
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From this reading On a hogshead at one side a street preacher was declaiming.
specialized
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
Street
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
thoroughly
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
types
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
up
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From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
view
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From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This wharf was crowded by a miscellaneous mob, collected apparently with no other purpose than to view our arrival.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN We drew up to San Francisco early in the afternoon, and we were, to put it mildly, thoroughly astonished at the change in the place.
wharf
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From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with, we now landed at a long wharf projecting from the foot of Sacramento Street instead of by lighter.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
work
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
young
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From this reading Among them we saw many specialized types that had been lacking to the old city of a few months ago--sharp, keen, businesslike clerks whom one could not imagine at the rough work of the mines; loafers whom one could not imagine at any work at all; dissolute, hard-faced characters without the bold freedom of the road agents; young green-looking chaps who evidently had much to learn and who were exceedingly likely to pay their little fortunes, if not their lives, in the learning.
