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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 They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
call
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
chance
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
communication
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
county
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
Dochart
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
emptied
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
entered
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
existence
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
explorers
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
Ford
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
gallery
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From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
hand
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
Harry's
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
James
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
known
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
Madge
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
man
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
mattock
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
miners
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
narrow
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
new
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
oldest
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
orifice
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
pick
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
pierced
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
put
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
Simon
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
some
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
Starr
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From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
strange
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
tolerably
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From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
transported
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From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
vein
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
well
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The explorers question whether, by a strange chance, they had not been transported into some ancient mine, of the existence of which even the oldest miners in the county had ever known.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
wide
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From this reading They found themselves at the beginning of a tolerably wide gallery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Harry’s call, James Starr, Madge, and Simon Ford entered through the narrow orifice which put the Dochart pit in communication with the new mine.
working
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From this reading One might well believe that it had been pierced by the hand of man, that the pick and mattock had emptied it in the working of a new vein.
