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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
1,327
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
10
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
10,000
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
11
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
12
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
16
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
17
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
18
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
19
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
20
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
21
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
22
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
23
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
24
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
25
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
41
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
412
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From this reading 412.--THE MAGIC KNIGHT'S TOUR.
42
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
43
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
44
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
45
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
46
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
47
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
48
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
5
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
52
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
523
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
53
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
54
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
55
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
56
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
57
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
58
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
59
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
6
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
60
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
7
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
8
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
9
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From this reading +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 46 | 55 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 43 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 10 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 54 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 23 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 17 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 60 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 52 |
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
accelerating
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
add
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
answers
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
big
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
case
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
composites
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
difficulty
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
find
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
form
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
get
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
hundred
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
increases
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
KNIGHT'S
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From this reading 412.--THE MAGIC KNIGHT'S TOUR.
larger
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
magic
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
matter
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
means
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
numbers
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
possible
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
process
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
ratio
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
said
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
search
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
shown
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
simple
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
sixteen
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
smallest
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
square
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
success
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
tables
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
task
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From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
thirty-six
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
TOUR
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From this reading 412.--THE MAGIC KNIGHT'S TOUR.
twenty-five
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From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
up
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From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, as I have said, these are not the answers in the smallest numbers: for if we add 523 to the numbers 1 to 16, we get sixteen consecutive composites; and if we add 1,327 to the numbers 1 to 25, we get twenty-five consecutive composites, in each case the smallest numbers possible.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet if we required to form a magic square of a hundred such numbers, we should find it a big task by means of tables, though by the process I have shown it is quite a simple matter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even to find thirty-six such numbers you will search the tables up to 10,000 without success, and the difficulty increases in an accelerating ratio with each square of a larger order.