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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 Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
Allies
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
Almost
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
America
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
army
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
Audrey
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
Balfour
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
British
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
cards
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
carry
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
certain
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
changing
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
characteristic
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
Commission
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
committed
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
conscription
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
debate
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
energy
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
face
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
France
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
frank
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
hundreds
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
laid
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
law
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
longer
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From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
made
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
millions
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
month's
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
needed
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From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
new
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
out
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
overnight
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
potential
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
proceeded
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
realized
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
recruiting
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From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
resolution
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From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
statement
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
stations
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From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
table
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
thousands
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From this reading Almost overnight a potential army of hundreds of thousands was changing to one of millions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
up
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From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
urgency
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
vast
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From this reading After a month's debate the conscription law was about to be passed, made certain by the frank statement of the British Commission under Balfour as to the urgency of the need of a vast new army in France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was no longer needed at the recruiting stations.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the first time the Allies laid their cards face up on the table, and America realized to what she was committed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Audrey had made a resolution, and with characteristic energy had proceeded to carry it out.
