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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 TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
any
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
approaches
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
blasting
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
boring-machine
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
built
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
compelled
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
cutting
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
cutting-tool
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
depths
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
drenched
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
engineering
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
face
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
fall
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
frail
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
heading
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
heavier
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
hold
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
icy
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
kind
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
knowledge
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
level
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
little
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
logs
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
lowered
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
made
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
make
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
morning
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
much
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
muscle
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
narrow
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
Nasmyth
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
new
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
next
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
obliterated
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
opening
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
operations
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
particular
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
platform
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
pool
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
power
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
previous
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
purchased
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
RIGHTS
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
river
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
rock
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
rose
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
set
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
sheer
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
slowly
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
slung
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
smooth-worn
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
sockets
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
spray
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
stages
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
still
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
stone
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
sunrise
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
TIMBER
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
toiled
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
trace
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
two
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
very
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
Victoria
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From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
week
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
well-hardened
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
whirling
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From this reading Though Nasmyth had lowered the level of the river a little, the smooth-worn stone still rose sheer from the depths of the whirling pool, and the blasting had obliterated every trace of their previous operations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were compelled to make new approaches, and they toiled, drenched with the icy spray, on frail, slung stages, cutting sockets for the logs to hold a heavier platform for the little boring-machine Nasmyth had purchased in Victoria.
work
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From this reading TIMBER RIGHTS They set to work on the new heading at sunrise next morning, but it was a week or two before they had made much of an opening in the rock beneath the fall.
workers
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From this reading They had no power but that of well-hardened muscle, and none of the workers had any particular knowledge of engineering.
working
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
yielded
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From this reading When the platform was built, the working face was narrow, and the rock of a kind that yielded very slowly to the cutting-tool.
