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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 _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
able
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
Admiralty
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
age
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
Ancona
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
Austrian
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
bombardment
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
city
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
coast
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
Commandant
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
contributions
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
declared
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
decorated
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
doubtless
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
Eugene
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
gave
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
home
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From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
honored
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
King
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
knew
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From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
learned
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From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
money
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
much
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From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
people
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
Prince
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
prize
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From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
promoted
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
rank
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
reached
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
reception
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From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
Rizzo
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
sank
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From this reading The _St. Stephen_ sank where she was torpedoed.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _St. Stephen_ sank where she was torpedoed.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
St
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From this reading The _St. Stephen_ sank where she was torpedoed.
Stephen
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From this reading The _St. Stephen_ sank where she was torpedoed.
story
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From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
there
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
thirty
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
torpedoed
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From this reading The _St. Stephen_ sank where she was torpedoed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The King decorated and honored us, the Admiralty gave us prize money, and the people added their contributions to it, for they declared we doubtless saved the city of Ancona from bombardment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
way
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From this reading The _Prince Eugene_ was able to make for home, but sank before she reached there, a short way from the Austrian coast.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The _St. Stephen_ sank where she was torpedoed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We knew the reception we would have when those at home learned the story, but we did not expect so much.
years
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From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lieutenant Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Commandant although not yet thirty years of age.
