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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 The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
admirers
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
all
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
American
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
attempt
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
attraction
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
author
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
Barbicane's
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
Club
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
committee
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From this reading It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
day
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From this reading It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
difficulties
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
discussion
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From this reading It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
enterprise
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
entire
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
excitement
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
experiment
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
figures
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
followed
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From this reading It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
following
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
friends
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
Gun
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
highest
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
incident
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
individual
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
intensified
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
interest
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
involved
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
legions
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
lively
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
mechanical
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
most
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
pitch
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
plan
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
popular
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
preparations
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
project
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
protested
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
public
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
purely
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
questions
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
rallied
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
resolved
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
round
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
roused
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
scientific
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
seen
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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
simple
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
single
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
smallest
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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
States
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
There
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
Union
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From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident: We have seen what legions of admirers and friends Barbicane’s project had rallied round its author.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was, however, one single individual alone in all the States of the Union who protested against the attempt of the Gun Club.
word
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
work
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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
