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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 A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
Also
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
aware
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
board
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
boat
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
boats
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
bombs
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
came
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
capsizing
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
Carolina
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
carry
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
coast
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
costs
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
defend
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
destruction
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
died
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
dollars
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
exposure
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
few
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
Fryatt
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
full
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
Germans
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
guns
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
head
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
hoping
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
instead
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
Jersey
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
knew
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
laws
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
leaving
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
longer
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
many
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
means
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
midnight
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
nations
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
New
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
off
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
ordered
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
other
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
passengers
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
put
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
ram
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
remain
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
sank
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
saves
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
saving
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
sea
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
several
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
shells
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
sink
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
some
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
speed
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
stop
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
stopping
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
submarine
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
tempest
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
thousand
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
torpedo
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From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
torpedoes
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
turned
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From this reading Captain Fryatt knew that by the laws of nations he had the right to defend his ship, so instead of stopping as the Germans ordered him to do, he put on full speed and turned the head of his ship towards the submarine, hoping to ram her and sink her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
way
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From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
well
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From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading A torpedo costs several thousand dollars, therefore a submarine saves one whenever she can sink a ship by some other means.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is the way they sank the _Carolina_ off the coast of New Jersey, leaving the passengers in open boats--many of whom died from exposure and by the capsizing of one boat in the tempest which struck them at midnight.
work
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From this reading Also a submarine can carry but few torpedoes, so by saving them she can remain longer at sea and at her work of destruction.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Fryatt was well aware that if he came to a stop, the Germans would board his ship and sink her by bombs, or would order the passengers off and sink her by shells from the guns.
