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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 The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
achieved
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
allow
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
almost
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
beach
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
Chéri-Bibi
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
clear
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
command
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
consisted
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
convict
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
cunning
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
deserted
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
dormitory
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
dug
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
earth
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
else
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
emerging
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
entirely
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
especially
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
extreme
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
far
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
feet
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
few
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
finger
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
floor
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
forward
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
found
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
given
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
hundred
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
iron
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
jetty
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
keeping
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
knife
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
launch
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
lay
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
left
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
loamy
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
long
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
make
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
moored
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
motor
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
NIGHT
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
only
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
opening
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
order
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
out
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
outlet
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
passage
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
patience
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
pie
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
piece
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
possible
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
precipitous
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
purpose
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
reach
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
refused
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
rocks
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
running
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
sand
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
sardine
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
seen
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
settlement
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
sharp-pointed
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
simplicity
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
single-handed
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From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
slipped
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
spot
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nevertheless he achieved his purpose with them single-handed, for he refused to allow anyone else to have a finger in the pie.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
three
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
tins
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
tools
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
tremendous
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
two
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From this reading The passage was over three hundred feet long, running forward as far as possible through the loamy earth, but keeping clear of the sand and emerging between two precipitous rocks, at a spot which was almost entirely deserted, especially at night.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
underground
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
way
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From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Chéri-Bibi, as we have seen, left the dormitory and slipped into his opening under the floor.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Moreover, this outlet was on the beach along which Chéri-Bibi had to make his way in order to reach the jetty where the motor launch lay moored.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
work
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From this reading The underground passage, which he had dug out with a patience and cunning which is only to be found in a convict settlement, was a tremendous piece of work, given the extreme simplicity of the tools at his command, which consisted of a knife, a piece of sharp-pointed iron, and a few sardine tins.
