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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 A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
accidents
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
anybody's
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
brain
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
calculating
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
calculations
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
care
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
certain
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
chance
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
clearly
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
Conniston's
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
Crawford
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
cubic
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
day
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
detail
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
ditches
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
fifteen
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
figured
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
filled
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
five
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
football
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
fought
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
frowning
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
game
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
gave
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
going
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
grind
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
hard
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
hour
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
hundred
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
knew
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From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
late
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
many
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
men
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
missed
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
more
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
Mr
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
night
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
now
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
obstacles
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
old
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
only
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From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
phrase
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
play
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From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
rang
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
Rattlesnake
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
safely
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From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
sat
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
saw
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
see
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
September
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
set
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
smashing
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
smoothly
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
success
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
there
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
twelve
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
unforeseen
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
Valley
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
water
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
way
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From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
win
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From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
Work
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From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
yard
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From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
