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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 And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
advertisedly
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
alien
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
almost
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
also
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American
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From this reading He reports the American joke correctly.
Americans
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
apprehension
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
ask
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
Boston
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
bound
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From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
Bourget's
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break
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
chapters
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
concerning
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From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
correctly
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From this reading He reports the American joke correctly.
diameter
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
divine
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
education
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
foresaw
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
foretold
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
get
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reports the American joke correctly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
How
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
interest
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
joke
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From this reading He reports the American joke correctly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
land
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
light
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
M
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moves
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much
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
natural
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
New
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
newspapers
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
night
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observer
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
out
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
own
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
parents
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
Philadelphia
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
reflector
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
reports
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From this reading He reports the American joke correctly.
several
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special
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
telescope
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He reports the American joke correctly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
there
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
timed
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From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
turns
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From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
utterances
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From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
weighty
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From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
well
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From this reading “His utterances concerning us are bound to be weighty and well timed.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when an alien observer turns his telescope upon us--advertisedly in our own special interest--a natural apprehension moves us to ask, What is the diameter of his reflector?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
whole
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From this reading I take a great interest in M. Bourget's chapters, for I know by the newspapers that there are several Americans who are expecting to get a whole education out of them; several who foresaw, and also foretold, that our long night was over, and a light almost divine about to break upon the land.
worth
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
York
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From this reading In Boston they ask, How much does he know? in New York, How much is he worth? in Philadelphia, Who were his parents?
