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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 FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
all
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
apparently
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
arm
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
beard
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
black
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
built
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
carried
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
crook
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
Dick
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
disadvantage
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
down
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
enforce
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
enough
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
face
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
feet
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
FINDERS
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
formidable-looking
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
get
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
Golden
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
gripping
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
hadn't
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
handling
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
heavily
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
hip
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
holster
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
inside
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
intruder
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
judiciously
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
KEEPERS
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
kneeling
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
Larry's
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
looking
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
man
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
measure
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
month
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
mustaches
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
notice
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
only
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
ore
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
partly
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
past
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piece
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
pile
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
pistol
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
prepared
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
put
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
quit
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
ragged
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
reach
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
rich
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
rifle
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
sagging
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
said
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
scare
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From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
shave
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
sorted
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
Spiders
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
stone
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
swarthy
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
taken
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
there
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From this reading He carried a rifle in the crook of his arm, and there was a formidable-looking pistol sagging in its holster on his right hip.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
three
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
thrust
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From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
tremendous
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From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
well
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From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dick was the first to get upon his feet, and what he said was no measure at all of the scare that was gripping him inside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FINDERS KEEPERS At the summons for which they had been looking――and hadn’t looked judiciously enough――the three Golden Spiders, kneeling beside the partly sorted pile of ore and broken stone, were taken at a tremendous disadvantage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The intruder, a heavily built man with a swarthy face, ragged black mustaches and a beard that looked as if it might be a month past its last shave, had apparently come well prepared to enforce the notice to quit.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Larry’s rifle was the only one within reach, and this had been put down while he was handling the piece of rich ore that Dick had thrust at him.
