anew
From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
BrillnounUS /brɪl/
European food fish
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
COMPLICATIONSnounUS /ˌkɑːmpləˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
the act of discovering something
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
fifty-nineadjective
being nine more than fifty
From this reading “Now to find the other fifty-nine!”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Now to find the other fifty-nine!”
set up or found
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
the act of departing
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
gold-seekers
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
INTERNATIONALadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now to find the other fifty-nine!”
nuggetnounUS /ˈnʌɡɪt/
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Now to find the other fifty-nine!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
recurring again and again
From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
in a strange manner
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
That's
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From this reading “That’s one of the sixty!” repeated the miner, over and over again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was not going to be so easy as they imagined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now to find the other fifty-nine!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Excitement was intense among the gold-seekers.
weighingnounUS /ˈweɪɪŋ/
careful consideration
From this reading They crowded around Mr. Brill, eagerly examining the nugget so strangely found, weighing it in their hands, and rejoicing over its discovery.
