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125
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
acquired
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
active
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
all
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
aptitude
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
awakened
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
become
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
branch
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
builder
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
built
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
Celestial
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
Chang-Tien-Yow
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
China
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Chinese
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completed
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
concerning
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
constructional
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
content
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
country
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covered
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
decided
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
Developments
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
EAST
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educated
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
effort
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
engineer
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
engineer-in-chief
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
engineering
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
Excellency
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
excellent
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
expression
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
FAR
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field
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
finds
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
foreign-built
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
II
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
INVASION
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
Japan
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Kinder
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
Kingdom
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
knowledge
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
lines
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
miles
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
Modern
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
movement
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
Mr
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
oldest
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
once
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
other
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
participators
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
Pekin-Kalgan
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
permit
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
possibilities
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
railway
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From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
road
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
States
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
then
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
to-day
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From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
training
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
undertook
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
United
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
valuable
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From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was educated in the United States, where he acquired valuable knowledge concerning this branch of engineering, and completed his training under Mr. Kinder, the builder of the oldest railway in the Celestial Kingdom.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This road was built throughout by Chinese effort, the engineer-in-chief being His Excellency Chang-Tien-Yow, who is to-day the foremost Chinese engineer in this field in China.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.--_Modern Developments in China and Japan_ The Chinese, once they were awakened to the possibilities of the railway, were not content to permit their country to be covered with foreign-built lines.
words
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From this reading They decided to become active participators in the movement--in other words, they acquired all the knowledge they could, and then undertook constructional engineering.
work
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From this reading Their aptitude for this work finds an excellent expression in the Pekin-Kalgan railway, 125 miles in length.
