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When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh. Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was. His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers. Yet there was a certain respect for him, too. This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
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every person
From this reading “Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
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every person
From this reading Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was.
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From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers.
above and across; more than
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading His eccentricities had filled many readable columns in the newspapers.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.
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From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
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From this reading Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
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From this reading Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.
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From this reading This was due to his extraordinary intellectual ability and unquestionable scientific knowledge.
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From this reading Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was.
at the time that
From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
which person or people
From this reading Everybody knew who Cosmo Versál was.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was a certain respect for him, too.
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From this reading When New York recovered from its first astonishment over the extraordinary posters, it indulged in a loud laugh.
