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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 Tried a fantastic experiment,—nothing more.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
agitation
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
air
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From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
atmosphere
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
atom
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
breathed
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
buildings
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
burns
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From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
causes
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
down
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
dwellings
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
experiment
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From this reading Tried a fantastic experiment,—nothing more.
fantastic
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From this reading Tried a fantastic experiment,—nothing more.
finally
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
frantic
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From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
gas
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
gas-pipes
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
generous
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
grows
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From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
human
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
hydrogen
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
laid
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
letting
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
lives
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From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
more
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From this reading Tried a fantastic experiment,—nothing more.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tried a fantastic experiment,—nothing more.
odorless
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
organism
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
Ox
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From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
oxygen
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
private
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
public
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
pure
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
quantity
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
Quiquendone
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
saturated
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
serious
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
spread
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
streets
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From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
tasteless
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From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
then
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From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
Tried
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From this reading Tried a fantastic experiment,—nothing more.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, then, had this mysterious Doctor Ox done?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This gas, tasteless and odorless, spread in generous quantity through the atmosphere, causes, when it is breathed, serious agitation to the human organism.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One who lives in an air saturated with oxygen grows excited, frantic, burns!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After having laid down his gas-pipes, he had saturated, first the public buildings, then the private dwellings, finally the streets of Quiquendone, with pure oxygen, without letting in the least atom of hydrogen.
