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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
almost
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From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
amazement
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From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
belching
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
belonged
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
blank
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From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
chimneys
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
Clay's
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
Clays
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From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
cluster
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
contemptuous
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
dared
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
defiance
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
disbelieved
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From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
engine
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
eyes
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From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
forth
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
FURRINERS
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From this reading 'FURRINERS' IN OUSEBANK!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'FURRINERS' IN OUSEBANK!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
mighty
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
Mills
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
mistake
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
other
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From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
OUSEBANK
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From this reading 'FURRINERS' IN OUSEBANK!
out
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
park-gate
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
park-keeper
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
pass
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
Sarah
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From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
saw
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It is our mills!' repeated Sarah, as if she had almost disbelieved her eyes.
smoke
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
some
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
speak
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
stared
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From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
stop
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
tall
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
Then
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
there's
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
try
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
volumes
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From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
vowed
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then they looked out again at the cluster of tall chimneys which belonged to Clay's Mills, and which were belching forth great volumes of smoke as if in contemptuous defiance of those who had dared to try to stop their mighty engine.
Yes
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From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Yes, there's no mistake about it; they are our mills; and yet I could have vowed I saw some of the hands pass by the park-gate this morning when I went to speak to the park-keeper.
young
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From this reading The young Clays stood and stared at each other in blank amazement.
