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1120
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
1925
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36
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ACE
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
African
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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Age
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American
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Americas
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apart
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Avenue
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book
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BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
bring
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brings
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Burroughs
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catastrophe
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caveman
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Century
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contact
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creator
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dawn
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Edgar
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edition
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fangs
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ferocious
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fiercely
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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follows
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girl
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hard-cover
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HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is Nu, son of Nu, seeking to test his mettle against the terrible fangs of the ferocious saber-tooth tiger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here is Nu, son of Nu, seeking to test his mettle against the terrible fangs of the ferocious saber-tooth tiger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INC
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is Nu, son of Nu, seeking to test his mettle against the terrible fangs of the ferocious saber-tooth tiger.
jungle
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mettle
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modern
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N
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natural
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New
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
Niocene
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Nu
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
originally
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primitive
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published
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Rice
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saber-tooth
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seeking
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son
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startling
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Stone
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Tarzan
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tears
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terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here is Nu, son of Nu, seeking to test his mettle against the terrible fangs of the ferocious saber-tooth tiger.
test
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text
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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throws
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tiger
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan, tears apart time to bring the fiercely primitive world of the Stone Age to vivid life as a startling natural catastrophe throws a caveman into contact with the modern African jungle and brings a Twentieth Century American girl into the dawn world of the Niocene Age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Twentieth
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vivid
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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world
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Y
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
York
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
