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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 _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
abruptness
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
any
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
appeared
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
blew
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
capital
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
casualties
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
certain
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
comparison
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
completing
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constant
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
council
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
deadly
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
dissipated
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From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
distance
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From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
extent
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From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
gas
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
half
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From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
hours
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
hydrocyanic
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
increasing
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
innocuous
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
intensity
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From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
just
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known
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
later
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make
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
messages
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
nation
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
non-fatal
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
northward
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
number
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
Operators
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
out
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
plans
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
poison
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
Poisonous
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
posts
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
reach
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
rose
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
sea
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
sent
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
sequel
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
shift
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
some
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From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
source
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From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
southern
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From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
staying
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
still
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
sudden
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
swept
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From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
telegraph
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
telephone
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
terminated
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
there
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
Three
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time
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
told
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
tragic
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From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
Trail
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
Virginia
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From this reading The southern half of Virginia had been swept over.
war
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
wind
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From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
wings
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From this reading Poisonous beyond any gas known, so deadly as to make hydrocyanic gas innocuous in comparison, still as it was swept northward on the wings of the wind, there had been an increasing number of non-fatal casualties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _On the Trail_ Three hours later, about the time when the war council rose after completing its plans, a sudden shift of the wind blew the poison gas out to sea, just when it appeared certain that it would reach the capital of the nation.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, at that distance from its source, the intensity of the gas had been to some extent dissipated.
