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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 endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
active
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
always
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From this reading But Soichi, always vigilant, escaped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
base
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
began
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
breath
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Soichi, always vigilant, escaped.
catch
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
Commoner
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
crouching
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
days
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
end
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From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
endless
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
escaped
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From this reading But Soichi, always vigilant, escaped.
fell
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From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
great
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From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
holding
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
hurried
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
hush
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From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
Kokan
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
land
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From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
leap
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
little
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
many
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
moved
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
napping
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
nation
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
naval
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
only
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
oversea
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
preparations
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
ready
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
regiment
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
service
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
Soichi
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From this reading But Soichi, always vigilant, escaped.
spring
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
stratagems
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly from end to end a great hush fell over the land.
talk
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
there
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
transport
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From this reading The endless preparations for active service hurried along and there began to be talk of the regiment being moved to a naval base, ready for transport oversea.
vigilant
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From this reading But Soichi, always vigilant, escaped.
waited
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
word
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From this reading It was as if the nation were crouching, ready to leap and holding its breath as it waited only the word to spring.
wore
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From this reading The days wore on with many little stratagems of Kokan to catch the Commoner napping.
