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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 COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
adit
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
amused
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
applause
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From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
arrivals
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
away
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
big
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
black
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
building
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
clothed
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
companions
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
COPPER-MINE
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
curiosity
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
debris
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
down
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
dusky
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
few
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
firs
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
forest
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
galvanized
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
gazed
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
hillside
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
hitting
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From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
just
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
latter
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
log
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
men
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
midst
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
mining
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
mounds
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
mouth
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
new
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
opening
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
others
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From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
out
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
range
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
reached
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
red
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
risen
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
roof
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
rude
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
sat
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
saying
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
shanty
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From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
shoulder
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
smaller
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
stones
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
strangers
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
succeeded
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From this reading He looked at the others for applause when he succeeded in hitting it.
sun
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
throwing
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From this reading In the meanwhile one of them amused himself by throwing stones at a smaller log building with a galvanized roof which stood among the firs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
trooped
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
undemonstrative
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
wait
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
Weston
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From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE COPPER-MINE The red sun had risen above the dusky firs on a shoulder of the range when Weston and his companions reached the copper-mine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It consisted of an opening in the forest which clothed the hillside with the black mouth of an adit in the midst of it, and a few big mounds of debris, beside which stood a rude log shanty.
work
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From this reading The men who had just come out of the latter gazed at the strangers with undemonstrative curiosity, and when, saying nothing, they, trooped away to work, the new arrivals sat down to wait until the mining captain should make his appearance.
