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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 Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
conditions
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
conversation
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From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
curious
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
end
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From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
evening
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From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
excitement
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From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
exhaust
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From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
expected
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
explicable
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
follow
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From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
frame
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
happening
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
incidents
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
increased
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From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
near
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From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
new
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
object
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From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
phenomena
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
phenomenon
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
projectile
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From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
stop
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From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
strange
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
subject
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From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
then
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
There
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From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
three
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From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
thrown
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From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
Thus
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From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
travelers
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From this reading Besides, the excitement of the three travelers increased as they drew near the end of their journey.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
unforseen
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From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They expected unforseen incidents, and new phenomena; and nothing would have astonished them in the frame of mind they then were in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
whole
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From this reading There was a subject for conversation which the whole evening could not exhaust.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every object thrown from the projectile would follow the same course and never stop until it did.
