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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 THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
Africa
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America
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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another's
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
Asia
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attention
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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bonds
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burst
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
chased
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coming
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Cosmo
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
decried
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From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
denounced
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From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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disaster
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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drawn
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
escaped
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
Europe
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extraordinary
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
few
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
firmament
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From this reading What did the thronging populations of Europe, Africa, and Asia do when the signs of coming disaster chased one on another's heels, when the oceans began to burst their bonds, and when the windows of the firmament were opened?
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
fragmentary
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
general
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
heels
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
incredulous
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
madman
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From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
nations
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
necessarily
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
New
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
now
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
number
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
oceans
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
OLD
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
older
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What did the thronging populations of Europe, Africa, and Asia do when the signs of coming disaster chased one on another's heels, when the oceans began to burst their bonds, and when the windows of the firmament were opened?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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opened
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opposition
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
out-givings
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
picture
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
populations
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predictions
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From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
records
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
savants
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
science
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From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
set
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
signs
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small
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
SUBMERGENCE
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What did the thronging populations of Europe, Africa, and Asia do when the signs of coming disaster chased one on another's heels, when the oceans began to burst their bonds, and when the windows of the firmament were opened?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
thronging
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
turn
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
Versál's
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From this reading The savants of the older nations were, in general, quite as incredulous and as set in their opposition to Cosmo Versál's extraordinary out-givings as those of America.
very
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From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What did the thronging populations of Europe, Africa, and Asia do when the signs of coming disaster chased one on another's heels, when the oceans began to burst their bonds, and when the windows of the firmament were opened?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The picture that can be drawn must necessarily be very fragmentary, because the number who escaped was small and the records that they left are few.
windows
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work
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From this reading They decried his science and denounced his predictions as the work of a fool or a madman.
WORLD
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From this reading THE SUBMERGENCE OF THE OLD WORLD We now turn our attention for a time from the New World to the Old.
