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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 A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
aglow
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
came
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
catch
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chair
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contempt
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
decipher
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Laidlaw fidgeted in his chair.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
face
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
fidgeted
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find
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
gently
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
give
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
gleam
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
Gods
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
hidden
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Laidlaw fidgeted in his chair.
hopelessly
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Laidlaw fidgeted in his chair.
interest
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
interested
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
keenest
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
knowledge
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
Laidlaw
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From this reading Dr. Laidlaw fidgeted in his chair.
laughed
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
lie
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
mean
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
minds
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
other
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
patiently
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
positively
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
professor's
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
reply
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
said
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
sands
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
sense
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
shortly
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
somewhere
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
spite
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
Tablets
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From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
thinly-veiled
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
turned
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From this reading A sudden gleam of interest came into his face as he turned to catch the professor's reply.
unscientific
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
vision
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
word
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From this reading "Because even the keenest minds, in the right sense of the word, are hopelessly--unscientific," replied the other gently, his face positively aglow with the memory of his vision.
world
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From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And that I am to be the one to find them, to decipher them, and to give the great knowledge to the world----" "Who will not believe," laughed Laidlaw shortly, yet interested in spite of his thinly-veiled contempt.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "About the Tablets of the Gods, you mean--and that they lie somewhere hidden in the sands," he said patiently.
