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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 He was astonished to find New York a city of over four millions of people, and covering nearly two hundred square miles of territory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weeks passed, and Junius Cobb still remained the guest of the President.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading He was astonished to find New York a city of over four millions of people, and covering nearly two hundred square miles of territory.
became
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cities
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city
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Cobb
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covering
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familiar
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find
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four
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growth
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guest
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He investigated the many marvelous subjects which presented themselves to his view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He investigated the many marvelous subjects which presented themselves to his view.
hundred
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He visited New York and other large cities in his vicinity, and noted their growth and progress.
investigated
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Junius
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large
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learned
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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marvelous
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miles
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millions
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nearly
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new
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noted
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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other
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was astonished to find New York a city of over four millions of people, and covering nearly two hundred square miles of territory.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weeks passed, and Junius Cobb still remained the guest of the President.
people
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presented
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President
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progress
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remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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square
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weeks passed, and Junius Cobb still remained the guest of the President.
studied
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subjects
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territory
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weeks passed, and Junius Cobb still remained the guest of the President.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He visited New York and other large cities in his vicinity, and noted their growth and progress.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He investigated the many marvelous subjects which presented themselves to his view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He investigated the many marvelous subjects which presented themselves to his view.
two
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vicinity
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view
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visited
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was astonished to find New York a city of over four millions of people, and covering nearly two hundred square miles of territory.
Weeks
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From this reading Weeks passed, and Junius Cobb still remained the guest of the President.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He investigated the many marvelous subjects which presented themselves to his view.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He studied and learned, and became familiar with his new life.
York
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