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283
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From this reading 283.--THE FIFTEEN DOMINOES.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
accordance
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
all
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
always
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
arranged
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
arrangement
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From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
blank
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
box
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From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
case
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From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
counted
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From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
dispense
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
DOMINOES
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From this reading 283.--THE FIFTEEN DOMINOES.
double-four
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
FIFTEEN
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From this reading 283.--THE FIFTEEN DOMINOES.
five
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
four
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
game
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
highest
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
how
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
limit
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
line
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
many
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
number
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
ordinary
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From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
placed
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
remain
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
rule
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
set
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From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
similar
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
simple
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
six
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From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
straight
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 283.--THE FIFTEEN DOMINOES.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
twenty-eight
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From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
two
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From this reading Left to right and right to left of the same arrangement are to be counted as two different ways.
use
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From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
ways
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From this reading In how many different ways may the fifteen dominoes be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the simple rule of the game that a number must always be placed against a similar number--that is, a four against a four, a blank against a blank, and so on?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In this case we do not use the complete set of twenty-eight dominoes to be found in the ordinary box.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We dispense with all those dominoes that have a five or a six on them and limit ourselves to the fifteen that remain, where the double-four is the highest.
