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12
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From this reading LONG’S PEAK, December 12.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
all
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
awaited
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
burst
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
Cambridge
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From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
Club
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
conclusion
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
contains
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
darting
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
December
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From this reading LONG’S PEAK, December 12.
detected
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
director
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From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
experiment
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
gigantic
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
globe
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
Gun
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
impatiently
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
like
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
Long's
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
news
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
night
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
note
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From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
Observatory
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From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
ocean
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
Peak
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
projectile
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
ran
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
received
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From this reading Here is the note received by the director of the Observatory of Cambridge.
reflector
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
regarding
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
scientific
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From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
startling
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
States
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
telegraphic
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thanks
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From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It contains the scientific conclusion regarding this great experiment of the Gun Club.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thunderbolt
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The projectile had been detected, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long’s Peak!
Union
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
United
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
very
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
wires
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From this reading That very night, the startling news so impatiently awaited, burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence, darting across the ocean, ran through all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
