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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 Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. ASTRONOMERS AND CARTOGRAPHERS.
arc
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
ASTRONOMERS
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From this reading I. ASTRONOMERS AND CARTOGRAPHERS.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
basis
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
CARTOGRAPHERS
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From this reading I. ASTRONOMERS AND CARTOGRAPHERS.
cartography
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
Cassini
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
century
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Condamine
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
crowd
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
D'Anville
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Delisle
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Earth
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eighteenth
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
ensured
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enter
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Equator
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
established
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
expeditions
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
France
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
G
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
geographers
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Hire
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
hitherto
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. ASTRONOMERS AND CARTOGRAPHERS.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
immense
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
La
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
labours
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
Lapland
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
made
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Map
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matter
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
Maupertuis
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
Meridian
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
modified
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
navigation
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
period
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Picard
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
prejudices
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
progress
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
radically
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
recital
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
rectified
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
refer
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
sciences
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
security
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
Shape
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From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
solely
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
solid
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From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cassini--Picard and La Hire--The arc of the Meridian and the Map of France--G. Delisle and D'Anville--The Shape of the Earth--Maupertuis in Lapland--Condamine at the Equator.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
unknown
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From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
well
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From this reading Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences.
