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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 After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
acceptance
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
accepted
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
all
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From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
amazing
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
application
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
call
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
calling
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From this reading That's what Owen insisted on calling it.
change
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From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
due
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
evolution
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
evolutionary
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
favor
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
general
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
idea
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
important
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading That's what Owen insisted on calling it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
maintained
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
men
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
more
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
new
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That's what Owen insisted on calling it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
Owen
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From this reading That's what Owen insisted on calling it.
popular
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
power
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
practically
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
really
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
said
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
science
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
strike
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From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
takes
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From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
That's
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From this reading That's what Owen insisted on calling it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
theory
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
thirty
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
understood
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
uprush
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
use
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From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what Owen insisted on calling it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I don't know which to call more important--the new idea, or the new power to use it," he said.
wholesale
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
world-thought
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From this reading After all, it takes time for a great change in world-thought to strike in.
years
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From this reading He maintained that the amazing uprush of these thirty years was really due to the wholesale acceptance and application of the idea of evolution.
young
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From this reading "When we were young, practically all men of science accepted the evolutionary theory of life; and it was in general popular favor, though little understood.
