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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 But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
ago
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Amazonius
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From this reading Commodius renamed the tenth month Amazonius.
America
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American
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From this reading Today that American scholar of Serbian birth holds the chair in electro-mechanics at Columbia University.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Prof. Pupin is merely one of a host of former immigrants whose names are linked with the great strides in science, commerce, finance and industry and whose careers furnish living proof that America, besides breeding great men, imports them.
arrival
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Today that American scholar of Serbian birth holds the chair in electro-mechanics at Columbia University.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
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birth
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breeding
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
careers
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cents
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century
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chair
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circumstances
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Columbia
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commerce
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Commodius
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death
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describing
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died
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electro-mechanics
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finance
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five
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former
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
furnish
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prof. Pupin is merely one of a host of former immigrants whose names are linked with the great strides in science, commerce, finance and industry and whose careers furnish living proof that America, besides breeding great men, imports them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
Hamburg
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hand
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
holds
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host
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
immigrants
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imports
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
industry
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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linked
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living
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M
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men
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merely
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month
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From this reading Commodius renamed the tenth month Amazonius.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
names
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had five cents in my pocket and a piece of apple pie in my hand, said Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Columbia University describing the circumstances of his arrival in America in the steerage of the steamship Westphalie from Hamburg half a century ago.
old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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pie
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piece
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pocket
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Prof
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proof
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Pupin
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renamed
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From this reading Commodius renamed the tenth month Amazonius.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
said
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scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Today that American scholar of Serbian birth holds the chair in electro-mechanics at Columbia University.
science
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Serbian
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steamship
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steerage
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strides
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tenth
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From this reading Commodius renamed the tenth month Amazonius.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Today that American scholar of Serbian birth holds the chair in electro-mechanics at Columbia University.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Commodius renamed the tenth month Amazonius.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Prof. Pupin is merely one of a host of former immigrants whose names are linked with the great strides in science, commerce, finance and industry and whose careers furnish living proof that America, besides breeding great men, imports them.
Today
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University
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violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he died a violent death and the old name was returned.
Westphalie
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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Prof. Pupin is merely one of a host of former immigrants whose names are linked with the great strides in science, commerce, finance and industry and whose careers furnish living proof that America, besides breeding great men, imports them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prof. Pupin is merely one of a host of former immigrants whose names are linked with the great strides in science, commerce, finance and industry and whose careers furnish living proof that America, besides breeding great men, imports them.
