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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 The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
admit
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
arc
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
BASE
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From this reading THE BASE OF THE TRIANGLE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
Commission
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
comparatively
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
degrees
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
delicate
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
direct
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
dividing
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
easier
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
easy
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
Happily
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
imaginary
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
impracticable
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
means
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
measurement
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
measuring
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
meridian
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
metal
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
more
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
Now
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
number
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BASE OF THE TRIANGLE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
operation
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
passes
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
proceeding
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
purpose
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
region
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
rods
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From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
solution
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASE OF THE TRIANGLE.
there
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
TRIANGLE
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From this reading THE BASE OF THE TRIANGLE.
triangles
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
triangulation
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
unbroken
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
undertaken
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
vast
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
way
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From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Happily, there is an easier way of proceeding by dividing the region through which the meridian passes into a number of imaginary triangles, whose solution is comparatively easy.
work
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From this reading The work undertaken by the Commission was a triangulation for the purpose of measuring an arc of meridian.
world
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From this reading In no part of the world is there a region so vast and unbroken as to admit of so delicate an operation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now the direct measurement of one or more degrees by means of metal rods would be impracticable.
