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3,000
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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 This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
areas
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attained
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autobiography
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He tired of it before it reached completion, though not before it had attained the proportions of a book of size.
biological
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bird
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Blitzowski
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book
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cholera
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completion
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continent
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a satire, of course--Gulliver's Lilliput outdone--a sort of scientific, socialistic, mathematical jamboree.
disreputable
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entitled
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experiment
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experimenter
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failure
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fantastic
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germ
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Gulliver's
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habitat
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From this reading His habitat was the person of a disreputable tramp named Blitzowski, a human continent of vast areas, with seething microbic nations and fantastic life problems.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His habitat was the person of a disreputable tramp named Blitzowski, a human continent of vast areas, with seething microbic nations and fantastic life problems.
human
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hundred
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From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
jamboree
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July
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large
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letter
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Lilliput
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man
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manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
mathematical
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From this reading It was a satire, of course--Gulliver's Lilliput outdone--a sort of scientific, socialistic, mathematical jamboree.
microbe
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Microbes
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microbic
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From this reading His habitat was the person of a disreputable tramp named Blitzowski, a human continent of vast areas, with seething microbic nations and fantastic life problems.
named
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nations
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From this reading His habitat was the person of a disreputable tramp named Blitzowski, a human continent of vast areas, with seething microbic nations and fantastic life problems.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He tired of it before it reached completion, though not before it had attained the proportions of a book of size.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
out
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outdone
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person
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problems
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proportions
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reached
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revel
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From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
revelry
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satire
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scientific
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seething
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size
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socialistic
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sort
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states
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tale
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
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thousand
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From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
tired
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From this reading He tired of it before it reached completion, though not before it had attained the proportions of a book of size.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
tramp
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transformed
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trying
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turn
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turned
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vast
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From this reading His habitat was the person of a disreputable tramp named Blitzowski, a human continent of vast areas, with seething microbic nations and fantastic life problems.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His habitat was the person of a disreputable tramp named Blitzowski, a human continent of vast areas, with seething microbic nations and fantastic life problems.
words
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written
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From this reading This letter was written in July, and he states in it that he has turned out one hundred thousand words of a large manuscript..
Years
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From this reading It was a fantastic tale entitled “3,000 Years among the Microbes,” a sort of scientific revel--or revelry--the autobiography of a microbe that had been once a man, and through a failure in a biological experiment transformed into a cholera germ when the experimenter was trying to turn him into a bird.
