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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 MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
able
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
adventures
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
all
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
attached
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
back
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
chemistry
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
day
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
Englishwoman
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From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
eventful
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
fatherland
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
fatherless
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
geology
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
German
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From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
home
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
invited
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
large
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
Looking
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
MAKES
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
many
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
married
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From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
mineralogy
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
mother's
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From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
much
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
nephew
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
now
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From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
occurred
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
ologies
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
other
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
professor
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
reality
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
scarcely
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From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
sister
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From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
study
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
town
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From this reading This home was in a large town, and my uncle a professor of philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, and many other ologies.
truly
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From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
UNCLEnounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading MY UNCLE MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY Looking back to all that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
very
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From this reading Being very much attached to his fatherless nephew, he invited me to study under him in his home in the fatherland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My uncle was a German, having married my mother's sister, an Englishwoman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were truly so wonderful that even now I am bewildered when I think of them.
