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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 If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
accidentally
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alleys
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
alphabet
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
angle
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angles
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apparent
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This figure is only summary and half correct, as the right angle, which is the usual angle in subterranean ramifications of this nature, is very rare in vegetation.
bank
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
bed
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better
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birds
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
blind
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
branch
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
branches
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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confused
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confusion
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correct
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cover
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
darkness
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
encircling
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
ends
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eye
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
figure
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form
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
geometric
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grafted
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This figure is only summary and half correct, as the right angle, which is the usual angle in subterranean ramifications of this nature, is very rare in vegetation.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our readers will form a better likeness of this strange geometric plan by supposing that they see lying on a bed of darkness some strange Oriental alphabet as confused as a thicket, and whose shapeless letters are welded to each other in an apparent confusion, and as if accidentally, here by their angles and there by their ends.
HISTORY
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From this reading THE OLD HISTORY OF THE SEWER.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This figure is only summary and half correct, as the right angle, which is the usual angle in subterranean ramifications of this nature, is very rare in vegetation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This figure is only summary and half correct, as the right angle, which is the usual angle in subterranean ramifications of this nature, is very rare in vegetation.
large
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letters
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like
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
likeness
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lying
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nature
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network
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD HISTORY OF THE SEWER.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD HISTORY OF THE SEWER.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
only
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Oriental
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other
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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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Paris
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
plan
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ramifications
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rare
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readers
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regarded
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
removed
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represent
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
river
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
secondary
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see
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SEWER
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From this reading THE OLD HISTORY OF THE SEWER.
sewers
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
shapeless
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some
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sort
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strange
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subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
summary
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supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Our readers will form a better likeness of this strange geometric plan by supposing that they see lying on a bed of darkness some strange Oriental alphabet as confused as a thicket, and whose shapeless letters are welded to each other in an apparent confusion, and as if accidentally, here by their angles and there by their ends.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD HISTORY OF THE SEWER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trunk
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
tubes
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
twigs
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From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
usual
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vegetation
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very
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view
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From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
welded
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This figure is only summary and half correct, as the right angle, which is the usual angle in subterranean ramifications of this nature, is very rare in vegetation.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Our readers will form a better likeness of this strange geometric plan by supposing that they see lying on a bed of darkness some strange Oriental alphabet as confused as a thicket, and whose shapeless letters are welded to each other in an apparent confusion, and as if accidentally, here by their angles and there by their ends.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On the right bank the encircling sewer will be the trunk of this branch, the secondary tubes the branches, and the blind alleys the twigs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we imagine Paris removed like a cover, the subterranean network of sewers, regarded from a birds'-eye view, would represent on either bank a sort of large branch grafted upon the river.
