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air
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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I know that it does.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can it?”
complete
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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I know that it does.
faster
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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
How
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From this reading “How can it?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I know that it does.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
Information
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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How can it?”
it's
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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
know
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From this reading But I know that it does.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Search me!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
only
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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
Search
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From this reading “Search me!
seems
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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
spotty
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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I know that it does.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
travel
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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
trouble
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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
underground
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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.