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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 THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
able
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
ACTOR
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
admire
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
all
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
arm
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
belonging
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
bent
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
Black
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
called
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
chasm
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
climbed
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
climbing
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
comfortable
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
destination
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
easier
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
genuine
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
going
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
gully
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
happy
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
hide
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
Hill
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
hot
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
humour
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
instead
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
intent
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
led
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
leisurely
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
lower
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
manner
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
mark
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
marriage
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
merrily
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
mining
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
Mr
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
now
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
nugget
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
old
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
only
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
ordinary
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
own
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
path
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
pause
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
place
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
pleasure
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
road
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
robbery
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
route
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
said
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
second
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
service
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
slowly
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
some
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
stick
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
then
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
THEODORE
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
tortuous
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
town
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
trudged
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From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
two
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With his stick under his arm, Mr Villiers trudged merrily along in a happy humour, as if he was bent on pleasure instead of robbery.
up
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
view
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From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
Villiers
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
walked
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
way
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From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With this comfortable thought he climbed slowly up the broken tortuous path which led to the Black Hill, and every now and then would pause to rest, and admire the view.
wife
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From this reading And after all, as he said to himself, it could not be called a genuine robbery, as everything belonging to his wife was his by right of the marriage service, and he was only going to have his own again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
WOPPLES
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From this reading THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR Mr Villiers walked in a leisurely manner along the lower part of the town, with the intent of going up to his destination through the old mining gully.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He took this route for two reasons--first, because the afternoon was hot, and it was easier climbing up that way than going by the ordinary road; and, second, on his journey through the chasm he would be able to mark some place where he could hide the nugget.
