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all
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
ascertained
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From this reading He had ascertained— 1.
bodies
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
classes
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
COLOUR
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completed
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
concerning
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
divisible
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had ascertained— 1.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
investigations
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
light
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
luminous
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
nature
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
non-luminous
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
now
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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philosopher
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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reflexion
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
refraction
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.
substances
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
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 COLOUR AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
two
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
viz
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From this reading That all substances in nature are divisible into two classes, viz. _luminous_ and _non-luminous_ bodies.
WONDERS
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young
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From this reading The young philosopher had now completed his investigations concerning the refraction and reflexion of light.