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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 I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
Abyss
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
according
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
beginnings
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
birth
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
blast-furnace
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
Bleuse
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
buildings
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
communicated
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
continue
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
Crêcherie
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
detail
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
effect
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
electrical
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
established
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
extended
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
extensions
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
factory
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
few
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
furnaces
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
future
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
gave
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
hoped
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
hundred
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
improved
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
Jordan's
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
jumbled
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
just
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
justify
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
La
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
land
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
lay
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
lifts
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
Luc
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
matters
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
modest
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
moor
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
Morfain's
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
Mountains
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
necessarily
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
new
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
old-time
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
only
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
park
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
Pending
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
promontory
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
reserved
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
revolution
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
ridge
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
rocky
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
routine
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
slightly
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
sloping
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
smeltery
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
some
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
space
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
square
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
stretched
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
then
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
There
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
town
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
twelve
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
two
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
utilised
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From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
whole
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
workers
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
working
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From this reading Pending the revolution which Jordan's electrical furnaces would effect, Luc had done little to the smeltery; he had improved it in a few matters of detail, and then left it in Morfain's hands to continue working according to old-time routine.
works
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From this reading The works stood against the rocky promontory, just below the blast-furnace, with which they communicated by two lifts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the beginnings were necessarily modest, only a part of the moor was at first utilised, the rest being reserved for the extensions which it was hoped the future would justify.
yards
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From this reading The land which lay below the ridge of the Bleuse Mountains extended over a space of some twelve hundred square yards, a great moor, which, sloping slightly, stretched from the park of La Crêcherie to the jumbled buildings of the Abyss.
years
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From this reading I There years went by, and Luc established his new factory, which gave birth to a whole town of workers.
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