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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 Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
acclivity
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
arm
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
band
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
beat
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Big
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boulders
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
brawling
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
bunch
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C
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canyon
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
Central
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
company
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completed
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
construction
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
corduroys
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
Dick
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
Doesn't
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dollars
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down
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
entertain
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everlasting
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
Extension
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
fight
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flag
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
folks
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
furled
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
got
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grade
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
hour
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how
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
Just
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From this reading “Just let it soak in,” Dick went on wrathfully.
lace-boots
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
Larry
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Just let it soak in,” Dick went on wrathfully.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
middle
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Money
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much-worn
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
New
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O
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
Ophir
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
Overland
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
partly
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
ran
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
red
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
sense
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signal
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
soak
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From this reading “Just let it soak in,” Dick went on wrathfully.
some
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
SPECIAL
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
steep
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
stop
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swirled
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
thousand
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
torrent
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
Tourmaline
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
tramping
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From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
UNINVITED
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From this reading THE UNINVITED SPECIAL “Doesn’t it beat the everlasting band how little sense some folks have?”
up
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From this reading On their right the brawling torrent of the Tourmaline swirled over and among its boulders, and across the canyon, and half-way up its steep acclivity, ran the partly completed grade of the Overland Central.
we've
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From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just let it soak in,” Dick went on wrathfully.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Right here in the middle of the fight with the O. C., when every hour may be worth a thousand dollars to our company, we’ve got to stop dead and entertain a bunch of Big Money from New York!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick and Larry, in much-worn corduroys and lace-boots, and each with a furled red signal flag under his arm, were tramping down the construction track of the Little Ophir Extension.
worth
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wrathfully
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From this reading “Just let it soak in,” Dick went on wrathfully.
York
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