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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 A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
Ana
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
bar
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
bottom
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
bound
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
Brazilian
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
CASE
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From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
cellular
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
colors
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
commencement
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
CONTENTS
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From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
corpse
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
decomposition
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
distension
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
down
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
embouchure
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
explanation
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From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
flag
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
following
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From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
Frias
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
gunboat
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
happened
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From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
hoisted
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
Just
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
lightened
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
making
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
Manaos
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
Negro
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
phenomenon
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From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
physical
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From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
produced
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
purely
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From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
raise
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
reached
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
report
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
Rio
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
river
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
saluted
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From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
Santa
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just before she reached the _embouchure_ of the Rio Negro she hoisted her colors and saluted the Brazilian flag.
stream
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
sufficient
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
surface
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
system
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
Torres
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
up
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From this reading The gunboat Santa Ana, bound for Manaos, had come up the river and passed the bar at Frias.
vibrations
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
way
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From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the report vibrations were produced along the surface of the stream, and these vibrations making their way down to the bottom of the river, had been sufficient to raise the corpse of Torres, already lightened by the commencement of its decomposition and the distension of its cellular system.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE What was it that had happened?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A purely physical phenomenon, of which the following is the explanation.
