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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 Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
apparently
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
awake
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
back
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
bed
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
bench
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
bit
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
breakfast
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
breaking
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
came
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
camp-fire
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
camping
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
clay
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
climbed
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
closely
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
coals
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
combinations
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
contrived
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
cooking
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
crust
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
curious
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
dark
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
daybreak
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
deposit
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
Dick
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
early-morning
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
earth
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
earth's
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
enable
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
enough
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
evening
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
examine
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
example
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
feet
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
final
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
Finding
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
folded
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
following
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
get
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
getting
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
gold
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
hammer
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
hole
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
hour
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
impossible
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
interesting
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
investigate
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
just
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
keep
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
kill
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
Larry
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
ledge
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
light
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
made
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
many
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
meaning
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
more
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
mountain
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
near
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
o'clock
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
objects
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
out
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
picked
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
place
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
prehistoric
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
Purdick
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
pushed
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
quartz
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
ranges
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
reach
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
Renewing
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
rock
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
round
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
samples
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
saw
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
see
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
singular
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
sleeping
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
sleepy
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
slide
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
soundly
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
SPIDER'S
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
started
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
stir
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
surrounding
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
test
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
Then
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
there
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From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
three
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
too
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
turn
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
Turning
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
up
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
upheavals
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
used
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
walk
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From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
wanted
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From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Renewing the camp-fire so that there might be a good bed of coals for the breakfast cooking, he contrived to kill time until it was light enough to enable him to see the surrounding objects.
watch
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
WEB
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, as Dick and little Purdick were still sleeping soundly, he picked up the hammer they used for breaking samples and started out for an early-morning walk, meaning to have a look at a curious rock and earth deposit he had come upon the evening before, after it was too near dark to examine it closely.
western
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From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Finding it nothing more than an interesting example of one of the prehistoric upheavals that have folded the earth’s crust into so many singular and apparently impossible combinations in the western mountain ranges, he was about to turn back when he saw, just at his feet, a curious round hole in the clay of the slide.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Turning to the left along the bench or ledge over which they had climbed to reach the camping place, he pushed on around the mountain until he came to the rock and earth slide that he wanted to investigate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB On the morning following the test made upon the bit of gold quartz that Purdick had picked up, Larry, who had the watch from three o’clock to daybreak, found himself getting so sleepy in the final hour of his watch that he had to get up and stir around to keep awake.
