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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 "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
acknowledgments
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From this reading I desire to make the usual acknowledgments.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
appeared
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
Bacillus
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
Bacteriologist
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
book
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
Budget
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
celebrated
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
cholera
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
collection
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
desire
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From this reading I desire to make the usual acknowledgments.
Dynamos
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
find
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
G
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From this reading H.G. WELLS.
Gazette
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
germ
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
glass
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
H
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From this reading H.G. WELLS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I desire to make the usual acknowledgments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
James's
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
Leader
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
Lord
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I desire to make the usual acknowledgments.
Mall
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
Melbourne
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
microscope
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
Most
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
Observatory
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
originally
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
Pall
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
preparation
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
published
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
reprinted
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
said
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
slide
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
slipping
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From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
St
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
stories
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
story
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From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I desire to make the usual acknowledgments.
two
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From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "This again," said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, "is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera--the cholera germ."
usual
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From this reading I desire to make the usual acknowledgments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The third story in the book was, I find, reprinted by the _Observatory_, and the "Lord of the Dynamos" by the Melbourne _Leader_.
WELLS
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From this reading H.G. WELLS.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the stories in this collection appeared originally in the _Pall Mall Budget_, two were published in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, and one in _St James's Gazette_.
