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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 It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
assembling
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
attached
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
back
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
ball
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
box
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
coil
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
days
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
driven
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
earth-wire
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
end
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
experimental
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
finished
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
fixed
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
fixing
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
gardener's
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
going
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
house
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
insulator
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
intently
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
joined
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
listened
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
many
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
moonlight
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
nail
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
Opening
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
out
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
phones
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
potting-shed
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
prior
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
putting
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
screws
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
set
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
some
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
stretched
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
submitted
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
taut
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
terminal
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
test
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
Then
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
three
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
threw
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
up
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From this reading The earth-wire of his experimental set he joined up, and then putting on the 'phones listened intently.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
wall
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From this reading Then going out into the moonlight, he took the ball insulator at the end of the wire and fixed it upon a nail he had driven in the wall of the gardener's potting-shed some time before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock in the morning before he had finished assembling it, and prior to fixing it in the box he submitted it to a test.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
window
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
wire
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
wireless-room
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From this reading Opening the window of his wireless-room he threw the end of the coil of wire outside.
working
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From this reading Then, having stretched the wire taut to the house, he went back and attached it to one of the terminal screws of the little set upon which he had been working for many days.
