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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 writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
administration
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
Asia
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
capital
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From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
Celestial
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Central
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
Chinese
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
country
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
Empire
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
frontier
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
gradually
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
joined
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Kachgar
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
Kachgaria
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
laid
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
line
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
lord
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
metamorphosed
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
much
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From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
Muscovite
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
New
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
now
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From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
only
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
Oriental
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
other
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Pamir
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
piercing
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
railway
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Review
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
runs
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Russian
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
Russians
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
said
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
Tibet
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Turkestan
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
Well
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From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
writers
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
