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Chapter IX
True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough. We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou. We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold. Day after day we did this. Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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later than; following
From this reading “Day after day we did this.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
later than; following
From this reading Day after day we did this.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
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From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading Day after day we did this.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Day after day we did this.
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From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
not any; not one
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
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From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Day after day we did this.
up to a particular time
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True knowledge of the nature of silver mining came fast enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now and then we came upon holes burrowed a few feet into the declivities and apparently abandoned; and now and then we found one or two listless men still burrowing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We went out "prospecting" with Mr. Ballou.
but in spite of that
From this reading We climbed the mountain sides, and clambered among sage-brush, rocks and snow till we were ready to drop with exhaustion, but found no silver--nor yet any gold.
