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1863
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
28th
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abbeville
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
absent
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AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
allude
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
apostrophe
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arrow-heads
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
Boucher
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
CHAIR
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coat
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
de
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
department
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
departure
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direction
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
discovery
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From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
encased
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
England
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From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
event
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
excavators
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
far
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
feet
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
flint
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
fossil
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From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
fourteen
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
France
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From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
French
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Germany
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From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
hatchets
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
high
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HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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human
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
importance
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
jawbone
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
lapse
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
light
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From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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M
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
made
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March
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
Moulin
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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nature
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From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
near
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
necessary
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noise
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From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
occurred
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
palæontological
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Perthes
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
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PROFESSOR
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quarries
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
Quignon
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
rust
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
savants
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some
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
Somme
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
stained
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
stone
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
surface
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
uncle's
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
uniform
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From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
very
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From this reading The noise of this discovery was very great, not in France alone, but in England and in Germany.
view
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first fossil of this nature that had ever been brought to light.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN To understand this apostrophe of my uncle's, made to absent French savants, it will be necessary to allude to an event of high importance in a palæontological point of view, which had occurred a little while before our departure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not far distant were found stone hatchets and flint arrow-heads stained and encased by lapse of time with a uniform coat of rust.
working
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From this reading On the 28th of March, 1863, some excavators working under the direction of M. Boucher de Perthes, in the stone quarries of Moulin Quignon, near Abbeville, in the department of Somme, found a human jawbone fourteen feet beneath the surface.
