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account
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
all
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
ALLOWED
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From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
appeared
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From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
appearing
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
assiduously
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From this reading Everybody began to study her assiduously.
astronomical
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
Barbicane's
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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became
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody began to study her assiduously.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
BELIEVED
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bringing
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
day
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
effect
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody began to study her assiduously.
facts
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
fashion
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody began to study her assiduously.
horizon
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From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
IGNORE
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immediate
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
IMPOSSIBLE
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From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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less
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
lion
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
LONGER
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modest
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
moon
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From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
Night
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
out
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
place
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
proposition
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
prouder
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
Queen
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
relative
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From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
seen
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From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
sky
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From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
stars
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From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
STATES
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study
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From this reading Everybody began to study her assiduously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the moon had appeared on the horizon for the first time, and that no one had ever seen her in the sky before.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
UNITED
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From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The immediate effect of Barbicane's proposition was that of bringing out all astronomical facts relative to the Queen of Night.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She became the fashion; she was the lion of the day, without appearing less modest on that account, and took her place amongst the "stars" without being any the prouder.
