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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 Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
advantage
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
always
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
answer
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
back
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
broke
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
century
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From this reading That is to say, I exposed the nineteenth century to the inspection of the sixth.
clandestine
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
day
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
down
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
factories
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
felt
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
follow
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
hidden
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
inspection
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From this reading That is to say, I exposed the nineteenth century to the inspection of the sixth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, I exposed the nineteenth century to the inspection of the sixth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
just
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
keep
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
knight-errantry
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
knights
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
LATER
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
longer
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
mines
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
nineteenth
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From this reading That is to say, I exposed the nineteenth century to the inspection of the sixth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
obliged
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
paralyze
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
plan
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
promptly
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
say
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From this reading That is to say, I exposed the nineteenth century to the inspection of the sixth.
schools
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
simply
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is to say, I exposed the nineteenth century to the inspection of the sixth.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
system
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
temporarily
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From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
THREE
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
up
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
vast
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
very
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
Well
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From this reading Well, it is always a good plan to follow up an advantage promptly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
work
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
workshops
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
world
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From this reading So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The knights were temporarily down, but if I would keep them so I must just simply paralyze them--nothing short of that would answer.
YEARS
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER When I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obliged to work in secret.
