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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 And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
American
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
appeared
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
arrived
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
bade
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
badly
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
British
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
came
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From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
Colodia's
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
company
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
confident
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
crippled
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
dash
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
destroyer
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
dinner
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From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
early
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From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
else
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
embattling
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
Even
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From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
fair
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
Ferret
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
Germans
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
half-neglected
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From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
help
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
here
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
indications
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From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
just
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
left
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
less
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
like
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From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
outfit
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
phenomenon
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
place
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
position
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
providentially
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
race
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From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
ship
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
ships
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
suddenly
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From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even dinner had been half-neglected, although that came early in the race.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
things
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From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
thought
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From this reading The excitement of the dash for the embattling ships left the _Colodia’s_ company no thought for anything else.
time
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And here suddenly appeared a phenomenon that bade fair to help the Germans and place the destroyer in a less confident position.
upperworks
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
weather
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From this reading As for weather indications or the like, nobody thought of such things.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
wireless
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
wrecked
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From this reading The American ship had arrived just in time to save the _Ferret_; her upperworks were badly wrecked although providentially the wireless outfit of the British ship was not crippled.
