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From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
All
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From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
desert
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From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
diners
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down
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exists
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
hotel
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From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
huge
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From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
longer
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From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
Monterey
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From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
paper
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paulo-past
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From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
railway
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revolution
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say
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sets
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sit
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From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
sprung
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succeeds
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From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
successively
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table
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From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
tense
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From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
Three
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From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
up
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world
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From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
year
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From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.