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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 A TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
afresh
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
appeared
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From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
chronicled
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
circumstance
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
Club
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
daily
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
day
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
DESPATCH
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From this reading A TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
devoured
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
discharge
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
eager
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
end
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
excitement
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
extraordinary
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
eyes
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
general
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From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
Gun
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
impatience
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From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
incredible
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
journals
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
Just
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
moment
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
months
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
moon
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
most
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
now
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
occurred
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
operation
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
panting
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
public
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
rouse
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
shot
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
smallest
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From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
spirits
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
state
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
TELEGRAPHIC
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From this reading A TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
throw
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
two
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
undertaken
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
unexpected
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From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just at this moment a circumstance, the most unexpected, the most extraordinary and incredible, occurred to rouse afresh their panting spirits, and to throw every mind into a state of the most violent excitement.
virtually
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hitherto the smallest details of the operation had been daily chronicled by the journals, which the public devoured with eager eyes.
works
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From this reading The great works undertaken by the Gun Club had now virtually come to an end; and two months still remained before the day for the discharge of the shot to the moon.
years
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From this reading To the general impatience these two months appeared as long as years!
