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70
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
all
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
arrived
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
born
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
chance
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
circled
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
city
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
COMMUNE
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
critical
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
days
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
eclipsed
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
eighty
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
famous
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
feats
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
former
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
France
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
FRENCH
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
globe
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
groundwork
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
history
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
hour
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
Jules
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
later
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
many
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
Marseilles
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
participation
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
Red
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
Republic
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
result
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
romance
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
served
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
SHARE
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
styled
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
there
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From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
time
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
tour
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
travel
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
two
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
Verne
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
very
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From this reading I arrived at Marseilles at a very critical time in the history of that city.
voyage
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the hour when the Commune, or, as it was styled there by many, the "Red Republic," was born.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
world
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From this reading I was on a tour of the world, the voyage in which I eclipsed all former feats of travel, and circled the globe in eighty days.
year
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From this reading THE SHARE I HAD IN THE FRENCH COMMUNE My participation in the Commune in France, in the year '70, was the result of chance.
years
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From this reading This served Jules Verne, two years later, as the groundwork for his famous romance Around the World in Eighty Days.
