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1850
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
1880
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From this reading 1880.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
actually
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
admirable
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
asserted
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
assumed
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
attained
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
attentive
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
Bridge
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
calamity
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From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
city
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
conclusions
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From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
consideration
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
D
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
date
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From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
destruction
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
disagree
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From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
evidently
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
famed
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From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
fixes
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
founded
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
give
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
Historians
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From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
justly
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From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
Krish
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
London
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
Maorian
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From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
New-Zealander
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
occurrence
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
Paul
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
philosopher
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From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
proportions
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
purpose
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From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not our purpose, however, to question the conclusions of the justly famed Maorian philosopher.
ruins
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
scientific
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
seen
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
size
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
speculations
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
St
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Historians disagree in the exact date of the calamity.
thirty
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
Tulu
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
well-known
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
won
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
world
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From this reading Tulu Krish, the well-known New-Zealander, whose admirable speculations on the ruins of St. Paul as seen from London Bridge have won for him the attentive consideration of the scientific world, fixes the occurrence in A. D.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
years
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From this reading This, supposing the city to have been actually founded in 1850, as asserted, would give but thirty years for it to have assumed the size and proportions it had evidently attained at the time of its destruction.
