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12th
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW STAR.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
all
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
Atlantic
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
burst
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
Cambridge
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
Club
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
conclusion
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
darting
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
December
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
director
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
drawn
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
expected
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
experiment
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
following
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
gigantic
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
globe
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
Gun
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
impatiently
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
like
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
Long's
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
made
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW STAR.
news
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
night
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
notice
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
Observatory
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
Peak
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
perceived
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
projectile
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
ran
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
reflector
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
resumes
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
scientific
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From this reading It resumes the scientific conclusion of the great experiment made by the Gun Club:-- "Long's Peak, December 12th.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
STAR
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From this reading A NEW STAR.
States
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
telegraphic
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thanks
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From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
thunderbolt
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The projectile had been perceived, thanks to the gigantic reflector of Long's Peak.
Union
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
United
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
up
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From this reading The following is the notice drawn up by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.
wires
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From this reading That same night the news so impatiently expected burst like a thunderbolt over the United States of the Union, and thence darting across the Atlantic it ran along all the telegraphic wires of the globe.
