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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 strikingly original performance."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
book
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
CHRONICLEnounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
DAILY
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
de
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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....
distinct
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
fanciful
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
force
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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....
genuinely
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
gripped
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
Grips
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
imagination
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
imaginative
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
individual
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
lively
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
merit
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
Mr
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
NATIONAL
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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....
OBSERVER
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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
only
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
original
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From this reading A strikingly original performance."
performance
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From this reading A strikingly original performance."
power
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
reading
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
REVIEW
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
SATURDAY
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From this reading SATURDAY REVIEW.--"A book of remarkable power and imagination, and a work of distinct and individual merit."
SPECTATOR
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
strikingly
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From this reading A strikingly original performance."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
tour
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From this reading NATIONAL OBSERVER.--"A _tour de force_....
well
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
Wells
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."
work
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From this reading DAILY CHRONICLE.--"Grips the imagination as it is only gripped by genuinely imaginative work....
worth
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From this reading SPECTATOR.--"Mr Wells' fanciful and lively dream is well worth reading."