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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 RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
accepted
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
all
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
Allied
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
also
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
Barring
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
become
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From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
belligerent
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
business
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From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
Canada
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
certain
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
colors
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
committed
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
confronted
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
country
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
Cross
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
days
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
determination
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From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
difference
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
draped
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
drilling
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
experienced
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
faces
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
flaunt
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
Francisco
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
fund
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
gone
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From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
grim
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From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
hot
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From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
matter
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
men
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
men's
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
mother
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
nation
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
offices
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
organizations
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
patriotic
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
principle
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
public
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
reached
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
recruiting
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
Red
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
RENEWED
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
San
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
signs
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
squads
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
squares
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
successive
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
surface
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
tag
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From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
there
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
Thompson
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
thrill
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
TRIANGLE
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
Vancouver
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
visible
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
war
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From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
wave
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From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
