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From this reading 8.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
ACCELERATOR
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
all-round
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
any
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
bring
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
Certainly
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
days
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
exaggeration
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
extent
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From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
friend
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
Gibberne
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
guinea
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
heard
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From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
human
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
investigators
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From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
languid
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
looking
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
man
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
mark
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From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
nervous
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
overshooting
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From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
people
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
phrase
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
pin
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
Professor
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From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
pushful
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
rate
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
really
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
revolutionise
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
seeking
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
simply
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
stimulant
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
stresses
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done.
touch
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From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
up
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From this reading And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE NEW ACCELERATOR Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life.
