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Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
any
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
back
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
bodies
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
branch
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
called
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
catoptrics
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
considered
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
constitutes
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
deals
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
dioptrics
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
due
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From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
falls
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
Humphry
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
lad
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From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
laws
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
LIGHT
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF THE REFLEXION OF LIGHT.
luminous
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From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WONDERS OF THE REFLEXION OF LIGHT.
only
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
other
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
rays
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From this reading Accordingly the lad passed, in due order, from the _transmission_ to the _reflexion_ of the luminous rays.
reflected
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
REFLEXION
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF THE REFLEXION OF LIGHT.
regulate
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
see
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
subject
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
surface
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
termed
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDERS OF THE REFLEXION OF LIGHT.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
thrown
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
transmission
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
transparent
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From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hitherto Humphry had considered only the laws which regulate the transmission of light through transparent bodies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
WONDERS
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF THE REFLEXION OF LIGHT.
δια
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
κατα
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From this reading The other branch, termed _catoptrics_ (from κατα, from, or against, and οπτομαι, to see), deals with the laws of light when it is reflected or thrown back from the surface of any body _against_ which it falls.
οπτομαι
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From this reading This constitutes the branch of the subject called _dioptrics_ (from δια, through, and οπτομαι, to see).
