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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
all
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
black-uniformed
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From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
culture
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
don't
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
earth
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From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
epochs
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
find
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From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
get
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
glorious
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
history
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
indignantly
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
instructor
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
lot
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From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
merely
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From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
most
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much
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From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
museums
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From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
neophite
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
old
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oldest
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
only
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From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
plaques
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From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
politely
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From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
provincial
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
really
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
records
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From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
rube
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
sat
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From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
show
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
Smith
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
stared
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From this reading But he merely sat and stared politely at the black-uniformed instructor.
statues
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From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
temporarily
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
There
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From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
up
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
wanted
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From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lot Smith wanted to tell them because there was so much only he could tell them, so much they had forgotten.
ways
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * * * Smith wanted to get up indignantly and tell the instructor, tell them all, what the most glorious epochs of history really were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
word
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From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would find it in the museums of earth, on the plaques and in the statues and on the old old records of Earth.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You don't show yourself as a provincial--what was the word?--rube, not when your culture, while temporarily the oldest, is in a lot of ways the most neophite of them all.
