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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 In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
agreed
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From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
Alabama
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
all
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
appears
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From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
argued
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
bet
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
Claims
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
club
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
commented
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
create
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From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
days
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
departure
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discussed
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
dissected
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doubt
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eighty
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
Exchange
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From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
Fogg
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From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
going
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
Investment
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From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
Kind
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From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
Kingdom
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London
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majority
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From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
much
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
New
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From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
newspapers
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
outsiders
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Phileas
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From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
quitted
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report
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
round
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
sensation
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From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Some
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From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
spread
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Stock
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From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
United
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From this reading The report of the bet spread from the club to outsiders, and so to all the newspapers in the United Kingdom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which a New Kind of Investment appears on the Stock Exchange.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some agreed with Phileas Fogg, but the majority were against him.
world
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From this reading This question of going round the world in eighty days was commented upon, discussed, and dissected, and argued as much as the Alabama Claims had been.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Phileas Fogg quitted London, he had no doubt that his departure would create a great sensation.
