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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 Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
accomplished
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
anxiety
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
assured
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
back
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
beaten
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
became
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
Brayley
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From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
company
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From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
days
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
ditch-diggers
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From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
driven
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
end
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
everywhere
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
feverish
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
glad
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
hours
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
hundred
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From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
laboring
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From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
longer
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
man
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From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
men
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From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
more
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
nearer
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
only
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From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
out
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
preceding
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
project
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
ran
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
reclamation
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
results
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
seeming
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
seven
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From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
shorter
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
slackening
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
slightest
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
success
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From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
swifter
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
there
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the end of the time drew nearer, as success became ever more assured, they worked longer hours, they accomplished swifter results.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For each man of them, from Brayley to the ditch-diggers, was laboring not only for the company, but for himself.
toil
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
twenty-four
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From this reading The days ran on, each twenty-four hours seeming shorter, swifter than the preceding twenty-four.
unremitting
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
Upward
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From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
Valley
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From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although everywhere in the Valley there was a glad confidence that the reclamation project was an assured thing, although feverish anxiety had been beaten back and driven out, there was no slightest slackening of unremitting toil.
worked
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From this reading Upward of seven hundred men worked as they had never worked before.
