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1843
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
bank
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
beaten
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
British
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
came
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
Canton
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
Chinese
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
city
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
colonising
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
commercial
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
English
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
enterprise
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
fell
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
few
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
finds
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
greater
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
Hong
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
how
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
important
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
interest
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
island
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
Kong
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
Macao
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
made
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
Master
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
merchandise
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
miles
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
mouth
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
Nankin
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
only
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
opposite
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
other
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
Passe-partout
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
port
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
possession
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
river
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
Showing
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
sixty
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From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
struggle
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
supremacy
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
too
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From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
traffic
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
Treaty
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From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The island is at the mouth of the Canton river, sixty miles only from Macao, upon the opposite bank.
Victoria
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
way
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From this reading Hong Kong has beaten the other port in the struggle for commercial supremacy, and the greater traffic in Chinese merchandise finds its way to the island.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Showing how Passe-partout took too great an interest in his Master, and what came of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hong Kong is only an island, which fell into the possession of the English by the Treaty of Nankin, in 1843.
years
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From this reading In a few years the colonising enterprise of the British made of it an important city and a fine port--Victoria.
