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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 He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
account
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From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
acid
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
blinding
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
bottle
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From this reading He held the medicine bottle in his left hand.
bottleful
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
deafening
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
emptied
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
exploded
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
fact
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
flash
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
Getting
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
green
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
hand
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From this reading He held the medicine bottle in his left hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
heap
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
held
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From this reading He held the medicine bottle in his left hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He held the medicine bottle in his left hand.
hydrochloric
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held the medicine bottle in his left hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
match
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
medicine
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From this reading He held the medicine bottle in his left hand.
melt
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
nearly
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
nitric
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
out
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
Plattner's
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From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
poured
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
powder
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
practically
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From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
proceedings
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From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
result
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
slate
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From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
smoke
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
stuff
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
succession
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
sulphuric
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
test-tube
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
then
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
tried
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
unanimous
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From this reading They are practically unanimous in their account of Plattner's proceedings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Getting no result, he emptied out a little heap--nearly half the bottleful, in fact--upon a slate and tried a match.
violence
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From this reading The stuff began to smoke and melt, and then exploded with deafening violence and a blinding flash.
water
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From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He poured a little of the green powder into a test-tube, and tried the substance with water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid in succession.
