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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 “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
accompanied
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
action
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From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
air
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
also
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
any
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
blow
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
bring
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
chemical
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From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
dealing
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From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
derrick
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
down
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
early
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
elementary
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
engineer
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
enlarge
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
fall
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
far
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
God
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
holes
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
inside
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
inspection
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
knowledge
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
law
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
likely
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
lower
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
opening
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
other
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
promising
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From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
report
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From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
rock
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
room
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
said
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
science
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
see
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From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
side
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
surface
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From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
surfaces
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From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
surprisingly
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
swung
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From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
there's
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
training
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
very
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From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He accompanied them to the lower room and was swung down on the derrick to make an inspection.
well
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he returned to the surface his report was not very promising.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “So far as I can see,” he said, “whilst you may enlarge the opening of any of these air holes, you may also bring about a fall of the rock inside.
whole
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You’re dealing with surfaces which have been exposed to the chemical action of the air.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
you're
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From this reading “I had my early training as an engineer before I went into the law,” he said surprisingly, “and I tell you, from my elementary knowledge of the science, that you’re likely to blow in the whole well, and if there’s anybody on the other side, God help them!”
