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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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adequate
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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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announced
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apophthegm
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ardent
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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blank
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brain
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bright
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brilliant
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British
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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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columns
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competitor
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completion
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conceived
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conjectural
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culture
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day
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dear
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declared
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destined
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dignified
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dwell
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EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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eager
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earliest
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edited
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England
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enthusiast
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especially
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excitement
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exercise
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fervidly
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fruit
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genius
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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guerdon
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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ignoble
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imaginative
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
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inhabitants
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intellectual
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intervals
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invited
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Isles
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Just
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known
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learning
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leisure
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London
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lottery
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made
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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millions
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MISSING
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moment
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money
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more
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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numerous
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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original
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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owned
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paper
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pass
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pensive
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people
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person
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philosophic
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populace
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privileged
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public
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quotation
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Readers
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reaped
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remittances
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representative
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represented
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say
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sent
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sentence
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small
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Some
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species
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stir
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submitted
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suburbs
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From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
sum
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From this reading Each competitor sent, together with the fruit of his eager brain, a small sum of money, and the brilliant enthusiast who at the earliest moment declared the missing word reaped as guerdon the total of these numerous remittances.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Readers of adequate culture were invited to exercise their learning and their wit in the conjectural completion of a sentence--no quotation, but an original apophthegm--whereof one word was represented by a blank.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each competitor sent, together with the fruit of his eager brain, a small sum of money, and the brilliant enthusiast who at the earliest moment declared the missing word reaped as guerdon the total of these numerous remittances.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some representative person--ingenious, philosophic, and ardent for the public good--had conceived in a bright moment a thought destined to stir with zeal the pensive leisure of millions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
together
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From this reading Each competitor sent, together with the fruit of his eager brain, a small sum of money, and the brilliant enthusiast who at the earliest moment declared the missing word reaped as guerdon the total of these numerous remittances.
total
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From this reading Each competitor sent, together with the fruit of his eager brain, a small sum of money, and the brilliant enthusiast who at the earliest moment declared the missing word reaped as guerdon the total of these numerous remittances.
use
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From this reading This genius owned, or edited, a weekly paper already dear to the populace, and one day he announced in its columns a species of lottery--ignoble word dignified by the use here made of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Readers of adequate culture were invited to exercise their learning and their wit in the conjectural completion of a sentence--no quotation, but an original apophthegm--whereof one word was represented by a blank.
waves
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From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
weekly
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From this reading This genius owned, or edited, a weekly paper already dear to the populace, and one day he announced in its columns a species of lottery--ignoble word dignified by the use here made of it.
well
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From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Readers of adequate culture were invited to exercise their learning and their wit in the conjectural completion of a sentence--no quotation, but an original apophthegm--whereof one word was represented by a blank.
whereof
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From this reading Readers of adequate culture were invited to exercise their learning and their wit in the conjectural completion of a sentence--no quotation, but an original apophthegm--whereof one word was represented by a blank.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Each competitor sent, together with the fruit of his eager brain, a small sum of money, and the brilliant enthusiast who at the earliest moment declared the missing word reaped as guerdon the total of these numerous remittances.
wit
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From this reading Readers of adequate culture were invited to exercise their learning and their wit in the conjectural completion of a sentence--no quotation, but an original apophthegm--whereof one word was represented by a blank.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some representative person--ingenious, philosophic, and ardent for the public good--had conceived in a bright moment a thought destined to stir with zeal the pensive leisure of millions.
wont
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From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
WORD
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From this reading THE MISSING WORD Just at this time the inhabitants of England--one might say of the British Isles--but more especially those privileged to dwell in London and its suburbs, submitted to one of the waves of intellectual excitement which, as is well known, are wont at intervals to pass over this fervidly imaginative people.
zeal
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From this reading Some representative person--ingenious, philosophic, and ardent for the public good--had conceived in a bright moment a thought destined to stir with zeal the pensive leisure of millions.
