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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 Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
air
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
America
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We confess that in America everything looks new and recent.
antiquity
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
architecture
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
Asia
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But geology has effaced these distinctions.
called
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
compared
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confess
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creations
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
distinctions
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From this reading But geology has effaced these distinctions.
duration
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effaced
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effect
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
emigrants
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empires
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
entire
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
Europe
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We confess that in America everything looks new and recent.
fifty
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
forty
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
geology
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From this reading But geology has effaced these distinctions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But geology has effaced these distinctions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
history
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We confess that in America everything looks new and recent.
like
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
looks
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make-shifts
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
measures
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
mediæval
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monumental
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mushroom
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
new
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novelty
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
now
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
oldest
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
primeval
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
recent
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From this reading We confess that in America everything looks new and recent.
remains
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
rude
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
science
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
show
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
solidity
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
speed
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
summers
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
tent-like
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We confess that in America everything looks new and recent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But geology has effaced these distinctions.
throw
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From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Geology, a science of forty or fifty summers, has had the effect to throw an air of novelty and mushroom speed over entire history.
towns
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
true
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
venerable
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We confess that in America everything looks new and recent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
whole
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From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our towns are still rude,--the make-shifts of emigrants,--and the whole architecture tent-like, when compared with the monumental solidity of mediæval and primeval remains in Europe and Asia.
yesterday
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From this reading The oldest empires,--what we called venerable antiquity,--now that we have true measures of duration, show like creations of yesterday.
