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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 When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
battles
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
believed
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
cable
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came
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
contained
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
credit
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
cut
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From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
despatch
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discovery
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
era
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
exaggerated
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
expected
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Extra
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
fact
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
fires
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
forwarded
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
gold
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
hardly
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
history
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
improbable
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
knife
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From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
miles
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From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
murders
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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new
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news
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
newsboys
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
panics
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
pole
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
reached
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
reports
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
seam
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From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
signed
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
south
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
statement
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Street
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
suspected
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
ten
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From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
thousand
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
times
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
unknown
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Wall
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From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The newsboys cried "Extra!" as they had done a thousand times for murders, battles, fires, and Wall Street panics, but nobody was excited.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who could have been expected to credit a despatch, forwarded by cable from New Zealand, and signed by an unknown name, which contained such a statement as this:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "A seam of gold which can be cut with a knife has been found within ten miles of the south pole."
word
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From this reading In fact, the reports at first seemed so exaggerated and improbable that hardly anybody believed a word of them.
world's
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From this reading When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's history.
Zealand
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