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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 The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
arrived
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
Assistant
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
attached
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
badlands
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
botanical
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
busy
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
capacity
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
classifying
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
collections
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
Cons
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
departure
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From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
developments
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
early
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From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
end
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
expedition
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
explore
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
France
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From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
French
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
government
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
History
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
incident
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
laden
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
March
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
mineralogical
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
months
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
Museum
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
Natural
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
near
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
Nebraska
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
New
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
occurring
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
organized
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
Paris
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
PERIOD
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
place
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
Professor
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From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
Pros
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
scientific
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
Scotia
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
set
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From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
six
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
States
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
then
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In my capacity as Assistant Professor at the Paris Museum of Natural History, I had been attached to this expedition by the French government.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
treasures
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
United
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From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
valuable
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My departure for France was set for early May.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Pros and Cons DURING THE PERIOD in which these developments were occurring, I had returned from a scientific undertaking organized to explore the Nebraska badlands in the United States.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
York
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From this reading After spending six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York laden with valuable collections near the end of March.
zoological
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From this reading In the meantime, then, I was busy classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological treasures when that incident took place with the Scotia.
