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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 But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
also
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
ample
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
anxious
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From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
any
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
Brewster
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
changed
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conditions
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
Creek
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
days
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determine
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
drive
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
earth
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
engineers
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
figured
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
giant
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
girls
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From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
ground
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
hope
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
how
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
insignificant
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
investigate
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
land-slide
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
LETTERS
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locate
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looking
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From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
mail
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
mark
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
mile
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
MOMENTOUS
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From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
Monday
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From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
mountain-land
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
Mrs
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
Oak
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
out
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
place
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
Polly
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
prove
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
providing
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
remain
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
return
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returning
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scouting
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SEVERAL
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sign
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
slowly
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From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
square
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
staked
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stakes
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
supplies
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
Then
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
three
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
Thursday
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
tiny
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEVERAL MOMENTOUS LETTERS Monday and Tuesday passed very slowly to the anxious girls, and on Wednesday they began looking for the return of their scouting party.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
torn-up
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
tossed
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
trees
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Tuesday
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uprooted
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very
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
washed
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From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
Wednesday
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weekly
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From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then Wednesday also passed without a sign of the returning engineers; so on Thursday, Mrs. Brewster told the girls they would have to drive into Oak Creek for supplies and the weekly mail.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in such a dreadful wilderness of torn-up trees, and washed out earth, where mile after mile of mountain-land had changed its appearance, who could hope to locate a tiny square of ground that had been staked as the wonderful mine?
wooden
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From this reading And with giant trees uprooted and tossed along the current of the land-slide, how could any one expect the insignificant wooden stakes to remain to mark the place?
worked
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From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Polly figured that three days would prove ample time in which to investigate the conditions and determine whether or not the mine could be worked--providing it was found again.
