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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 More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
all
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
American
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From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It followed the committee debates day by day.
Club's
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From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
commencement
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
committee
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From this reading It followed the committee debates day by day.
completion
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
day
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From this reading It followed the committee debates day by day.
debates
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From this reading It followed the committee debates day by day.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
difficulties
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
elapse
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
ENEMY
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From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
enterprise
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From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
excitement
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
experiment
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
figures
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
followed
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From this reading It followed the committee debates day by day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
FRIENDS
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From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
Gun
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From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
highest
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
interest
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From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
interval
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It followed the committee debates day by day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
mechanical
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
MILLIONS
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From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
More
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
most
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
opinion
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
pitch
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
popular
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
preparations
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
provoked
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
public
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From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
questions
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
simple
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
solved
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From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The most simple preparations for this great experiment, the questions of figures it provoked, the mechanical difficulties to be solved, all excited popular opinion to the highest pitch.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The American public took great interest in the least details of the Gun Club's enterprise.
TWENTY-FIVE
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From this reading ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS.
void
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
work
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
year
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From this reading More than a year would elapse between the commencement of the work and its completion; but the interval would not be void of excitement.
