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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Much concerning that staggering, deadly invasion which leapt out upon an unsuspecting world will remain forever hidden by that dark curtain of mystery which screens from us the workings of the unknown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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begins
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better
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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circumstances
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concerning
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curtain
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dark
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deadly
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disappearance
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doubt
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Dr
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entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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facts
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fill
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forever
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gaps
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hidden
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history
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ignore
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inevitably
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invasion
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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knowledge
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known
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leapt
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Morton
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Much
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mystery
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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only
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From this reading It were better to ignore them entirely, in any history of the thing, and record only the known facts.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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out
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record
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remain
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screens
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sensational
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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staggering
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story
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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suggestions
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surmises
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surrounding
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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 Much of the story, no doubt, we shall never know.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It were better to ignore them entirely, in any history of the thing, and record only the known facts.
Theories
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Theories, suggestions, surmises--with these alone can we fill the gaps in our knowledge, and these are valueless.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It were better to ignore them entirely, in any history of the thing, and record only the known facts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unknown
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unsuspecting
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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valueless
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Much of the story, no doubt, we shall never know.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It were better to ignore them entirely, in any history of the thing, and record only the known facts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much concerning that staggering, deadly invasion which leapt out upon an unsuspecting world will remain forever hidden by that dark curtain of mystery which screens from us the workings of the unknown.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Much concerning that staggering, deadly invasion which leapt out upon an unsuspecting world will remain forever hidden by that dark curtain of mystery which screens from us the workings of the unknown.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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workings
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world
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