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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 My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
all
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
attention
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
Author
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
balloons
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
BOYS
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
branches
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
CLUB
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
day
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
draw
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
electric
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
etc
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
fact
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
FORT
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
future
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
gone
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
GRANDE
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
hardly
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
imaginary
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
impossibilities
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
impossible
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
laughed
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
lights
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
making
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
many
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
mention
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
more
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
nations
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
naval
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
navigable
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
object
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
other
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
others
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
place
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
railroad
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
readers
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
RIO
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
science
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
seems
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
startling
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
strides
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
tale
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
TAYLOR
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
telegraph
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
telegraphy
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
telephone
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
things
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
to-day
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From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
TOUR
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
trains
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
two-fold
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
war
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
well
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
wireless
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From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
wished
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In years gone by electric lights, the telephone and telegraph, not to mention wireless telegraphy, navigable balloons, and even our railroad trains would have been laughed at as impossibilities.
writing
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
years
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From this reading My object in writing this imaginary tale of a war of all nations in years to come has been two-fold.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet to-day we have all these things, and many others equally wonderful, and each day we look forward to something even more startling.
young
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From this reading In the first place, I wished to draw the attention of my young readers to the fact that naval science, as well as science in all other branches, is making wonderful strides, and that for the future hardly anything seems impossible.
ZERO
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From this reading Author of "WITH TAYLOR ON THE RIO GRANDE," "BOYS OF THE FORT," "THE TOUR OF THE ZERO CLUB," etc.
