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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 "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
allowed
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
attraction
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From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
Bella
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
Belton
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
cogitating
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
descendants
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
friend
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
gazing
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
gravitation
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From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
great-grandfather
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
heavens
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
hotel
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
Isaac
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From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
junior
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
lawyer
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
made
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
member
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
mistaken
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
Newton
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From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
philosopher
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
privilege
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
profession
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
remark
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
reply
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
revelations
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
said
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
science
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
seated
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
Seddon
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
Sir
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From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
some
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
starry
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
tell
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From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
There
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From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
thing
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From this reading There is no such thing as the attraction of gravitation."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
Tom
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
Toney
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
town
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
veranda
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
Vista
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
why
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From this reading "My great-grandfather was a philosopher, and why should not his descendants be allowed the privilege of cogitating for themselves?
wonderful
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From this reading They were seated on the veranda of a hotel in the town of Bella Vista, gazing at the starry heavens; and Tom had made some remark about the wonderful revelations of science.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you that Sir Isaac Newton was mistaken.
young
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From this reading This was said by Toney Belton, a young lawyer, in reply to his friend Tom Seddon, a junior member of the same profession.
