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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 In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
afforded
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
Alabama
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
Appears
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
argued
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
bet
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
boasted
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
claim
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
Club
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conversation
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
create
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
declared
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
departure
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
disputed
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
End
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
England
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Exchange
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
exciting
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
Fogg
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
got
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From this reading From the club it soon got into the papers throughout England.
heads
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the club it soon got into the papers throughout England.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the club it soon got into the papers throughout England.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
large
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
lively
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
London
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
majority
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
members
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
much
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
New
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
news
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
papers
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From this reading From the club it soon got into the papers throughout England.
Phileas
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
Reform
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
rightly
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
Security
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
sensation
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
shook
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
sides
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
Some
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From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
soon
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From this reading From the club it soon got into the papers throughout England.
spread
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
subject
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
suspected
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
talked
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading From the club it soon got into the papers throughout England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large majority shook their heads and declared against him.
topic
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From this reading The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation to its members.
tour
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
warmth
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
West
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From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
world
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From this reading The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In Which a New Security Appears on the London Exchange Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation at the West End.
