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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 Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
Aberfoyle
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
adorned
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
any
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
aspect
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
attraction
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
battlements
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
bowels
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
Callander
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
castellated
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
country
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
county
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
cryptnounUS /krɪpt/
An underground room or vault beneath an ancient building, often used for storage or burials.
From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
curious
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
danger
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
earth
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
entrance
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
events
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
fatigue
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
feet
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
few
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
fifteen
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
gently
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
ground
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
guide-books
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
hollowed
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
hours
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
hundred
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
just
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
level
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
lofty
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
miles
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
mines
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
more
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
New
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
numerous
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
Old
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
opened
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
out
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
present
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
recommended
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
related
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
roam
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
Seven
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
slanting
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
sloped
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
southwest
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
Stirling
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
straight
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
stupendous
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From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
surface
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This lofty tunnel gently sloped straight to the stupendous crypt, hollowed out so strangely in the bowels of the earth.
Three
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
tourists
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
transported
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
tunnel
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
turrets
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From this reading Seven miles to the southwest of Callander opened a slanting tunnel, adorned with a castellated entrance, turrets and battlements.
visit
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
visitor
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
workings
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From this reading To begin with, the visitor was transported without danger or fatigue to a level with the workings, at fifteen hundred feet below the surface of the ground.
World
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From this reading No mine in any country, either in the Old or New World, could present a more curious aspect.
years
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From this reading Three years after the events which have just been related, the guide-books recommended as a “great attraction,” to the numerous tourists who roam over the county of Stirling, a visit of a few hours to the mines of New Aberfoyle.
