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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 Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
African
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
agreed
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
assume
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
attention
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
attracted
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
became
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From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
Belgian
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
Berlin
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
called
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
colony
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
Committee
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
commonwealth
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
company
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
conference
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
CONGO
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From this reading THE CONGO FREE STATE.
continent
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
deliberations
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
desire
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
discoveries
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
enterprise
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
entire
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
erection
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
European
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
evident
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From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
fixed
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From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
FREE
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From this reading THE CONGO FREE STATE.
government
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From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
indeed
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
independent
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
international
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
kind
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
King
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
large
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
Leopold
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
meet
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
most
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
name
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
other
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
out
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
potent
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From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
potentially
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
powers
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
practical
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
real
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
responsibility
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
result
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
sent
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
slice
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
sole
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
soon
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
Stanley's
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
STATE
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From this reading THE CONGO FREE STATE.
Study
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
summoned
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From this reading Accordingly, an international conference was summoned to meet at Berlin, and the result of its deliberations was the erection of the entire valley into a potentially independent commonwealth, called the Congo Free State.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONGO FREE STATE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
too
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
transform
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From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
universal
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
Upper
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From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
Valley
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From this reading It became evident that the Congo Valley must have a fixed and potent government.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Stanley's discoveries, and the enterprise of the "Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"--which was the real name of the company under which he was sent out--soon attracted universal attention, and that, too, of a most practical kind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading King Leopold did not desire to assume the sole responsibility, nor, indeed, would the other European powers have agreed to his transform so large a slice of the African continent into a Belgian colony.
