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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Great Offensive is about to begin.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are now on the threshold of tremendous happenings.
awful
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From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
Battle
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What will be the result?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
begin
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From this reading The Great Offensive is about to begin.
BIG
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Choosing
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City
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Devils
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
England
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From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
Eve
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Experience
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Filming
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Fritz's
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Gas
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General
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Great
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From this reading The Great Offensive is about to begin.
Happenings
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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here
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From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
Love
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Making
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Men
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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now
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From this reading We are now on the threshold of tremendous happenings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Offensive
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From this reading The Great Offensive is about to begin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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past
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Position
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PREPARING
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PUSH
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Race
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result
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From this reading What will be the result?
s
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Shell-fire
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Shells
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Shrieking
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Speech
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
Threshold
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time
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From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tremendous
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two
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From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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Visit
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Way
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WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are now on the threshold of tremendous happenings.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will be the result?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
White
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will be the result?
years
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From this reading The time for which England has been preparing during these past two awful years is here.
