Finding Synonymous Vocabulary
Find the words or expressions from the article that are close in meaning to the italicized words. The words are given in order of their appearance. 1.... heavy trucks agitate through the mud 2. Traditionally the well would be called... 3.... heavy beams are part on concrete blocks... 4.... to make it possible to draw long strings of pipe out of the well 5.... the rig builders proceed to another oil field and the drilling crew 6....There is one driller who controls each shift. Chapter Three
7. Long weeks of grind exist ahead with work.... 8. All workers must be constantly watchful... to provide for any emergency. 9.... and oily spray jets from the cracks around the pipes. 10. "Looks like a six-thousand barrel baby," says the driller slowly. 11. Pioneer Smith Number One has started its operation.
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