afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
Ann
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From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
Ardmore
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From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, the three girls could not.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
Cullam
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From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
freshmennounUS /ˈfreʃmɪn/
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading At least, the three girls could not.
coins made of gold
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
Hammond
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From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, the three girls could not.
roused to anger
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
micanounUS /ˈmaɪkə/
any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
prospectingverbUS /ˌprɔːˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “prospect” — search for something desirable
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
quartznounUS /kwɔːrts/
colorless glass made of almost pure silica
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
cut with a saw
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
and nothing more
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
express in words
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At least, the three girls could not.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At least, the three girls could not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
male cat
From this reading They simply had to tell Miss Cullam and Tom, and the other Ardmore freshmen and Ann of their discovery.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So every day after that the visitors from the East “went prospecting.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They searched up and down the creek for several miles, turning over every bit of “sparkling” rock they saw and bringing back to the camp innumerable specimens of quartz and mica, until Mr. Hammond declared they were all “gold mad.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, of course they could not keep it to themselves!
