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TSI Reading: Drawing Conclusions from Explicit Details
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The United States destroyed its six-ton stock of confiscated elephant ivory, sending a clear message that the nation will not tolerate the wildlife...

TSI Reading: Understanding Details in a Sentence
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Upon reaching the New World, Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to encounter the fruits of the Capsicum species, calling them "pep...

TSI Reading: Understanding Details in a Paragraph
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The publication of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's Children's and Household Tales two hundred years ago sparked enormous interest in traditional stories...

TSI Reading: Why Did Voltaire Say "Au Revoir" to Paris?
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In 1734, François-Marie Arouet, better known by his pen name Voltaire, fled Paris to the region of Champagne, trading the sophisticated capital fo...

TSI Reading: Choosing the Best "Ten-Dollar Word
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Robert Fludd was a respected English physician of the 1600s who worked for King James I of England. He wrote widely on topics that ranged from magi...

TSI Reading: Bye-Bye Versailles: Why Did the Senate Reject a Peace Treaty?
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For the first time in 1919, the Senate rejected a peace treaty. By a vote of 39 to 55, far short of the required two-thirds majority, the Senate de...

TSI Reading: Paraphrasing Explicit Details
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An earth-sheltered house is built below grade or completely underground. These homes are less susceptible to the impact of extreme outdoor air temp...

TSI Reading: Dizzy with Details
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Most people experience occasional dizziness, but if the feeling persists or interferes with daily life, it could be a sign of a balance disorder. A...

TSI Reading: Can These Details Get 10,000 RTs??
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The social sciences have entered the age of data by utilizing the many sources of written language that social media offers. Through social media s...

TSI Reading: Interpreting Explicit Details
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No disease in history has destroyed more lives than the "speckled monster," smallpox. Traditionally, the only way to prevent smallpox was inoculati...