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20th
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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April
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.
author
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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Canadian
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Conseil
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Deep
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
effect
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emotion
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.
facts
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forget
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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GULFnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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illustrious
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
influence
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insufficient
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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most
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
paint
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
pen
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pictures
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
poets
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read
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recital
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revised
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scene
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SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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STREAM
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.
Toilers
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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.
written
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