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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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adventure
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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From this reading No matter how formidable any obstruction may appear, it is the work of the builder to beat it down; to overcome it by some means or other with the minimum of expense.
appear
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arrives
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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battle
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baulked
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From this reading He must be baulked by nothing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He must be baulked by nothing.
beat
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builder
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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carry
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civil
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commences
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completion
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comply
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CONSTRUCTION
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constructional
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conversant
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curves
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deciding
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demands
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down
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earnest
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engineer
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engineering
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From this reading Such a task demands a man of illimitable resource and infinite ingenuity, conversant with every phase of civil engineering.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Such a task demands a man of illimitable resource and infinite ingenuity, conversant with every phase of civil engineering.
excitement
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expense
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follow
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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formidable
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grades
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grim
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must be baulked by nothing.
heart-rending
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how
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illimitable
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indicated
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infinite
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ingenuity
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No matter how formidable any obstruction may appear, it is the work of the builder to beat it down; to overcome it by some means or other with the minimum of expense.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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location
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man
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matter
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No matter how formidable any obstruction may appear, it is the work of the builder to beat it down; to overcome it by some means or other with the minimum of expense.
means
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From this reading No matter how formidable any obstruction may appear, it is the work of the builder to beat it down; to overcome it by some means or other with the minimum of expense.
minimum
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must be baulked by nothing.
Nature
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how formidable any obstruction may appear, it is the work of the builder to beat it down; to overcome it by some means or other with the minimum of expense.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He must be baulked by nothing.
obstruction
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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overcome
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paper
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path
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phase
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privation
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proves
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railway
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requirements
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resource
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ROMANCE
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row
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scene
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seems
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simple
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some
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stakes
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SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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surveyors
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task
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teems
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unbroken
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undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wooden
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work
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