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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 For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
alike
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
appeared
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
article
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
Caxton
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
city
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
clerk
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
Daily
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
days
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
devoted
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
electrified
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
Europe
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
followed
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
following
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
front
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
halfpenny
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
issue
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
known
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large
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
leading
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
like
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From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
man
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From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
millionaire
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
ORACLE
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
page
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
paper
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
parallel
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
politician
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
questions
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
rather
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
sensation
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
SPEAKS
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From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
text
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
treated
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From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
type
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For one halfpenny, the city clerk, the millionaire, and the politician were alike treated to a sensation which, since the days of Caxton, has known no parallel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _THE ORACLE_ SPEAKS The issue of the _Daily Oracle_ which appeared on the following, or rather the same, morning electrified Europe.
whole
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From this reading The whole of the front page of the paper was devoted to a leading article, printed in large type, and these questions were the text of what followed:
