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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
bad
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
beings
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
beliefs
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
commonly
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From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
contingent
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
dark
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
depths
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
exist
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
explosions
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
fables
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
fields
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
fire-damp
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
furnish
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
haunted
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
Highlands
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
imaginary
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
legends
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
lights
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
lowest
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
Lowlands
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
Many
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
miners
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
mines
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
mining
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
more
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
much
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
mythological
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
opinion
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From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
peopled
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
population
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
presides
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
puts
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
reason
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From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
repertory
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From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
Scotch
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From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
Scotland
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
seam
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
shakes
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
some
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
spirit
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
spread
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From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
superstitious
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From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
tempestuous
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many superstitious beliefs exist both in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course the mining population must furnish its contingent of legends and fables to this mythological repertory.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
unworked
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
vein
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From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, at least, was the opinion commonly spread among the superstitious Scotch.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the fields are peopled with imaginary beings, either good or bad, with much more reason must the dark mines be haunted to their lowest depths.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Who shakes the seam during tempestuous nights? who puts the miners on the track of an as yet unworked vein? who lights the fire-damp, and presides over the terrible explosions? who but some spirit of the mine?
