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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 fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
act
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
agents
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
American
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
announcement
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
Ariadne
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
British
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
control
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
day
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
declare
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
declared
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
Delegates
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
demands
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
due
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
extensively
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
fleet
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
France
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
government
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
greater
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
independence
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
Ireland
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
Isles
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
journals
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
King
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
later
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
leave
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
like
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
men
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
men's
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
Minister
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
more
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
mutiny
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
Nore
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
outbreak
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
Parker
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
Parliament
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
partly
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
personal
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
political
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
popularity
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
port
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
Prime
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
public
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
put
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
received
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
revolution
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
Richard
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
satisfied
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From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
seamen's
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
ships
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
shock
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From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
shook
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From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
Spithead
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
strife
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From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fortnight later the mutiny at the Nore shook and bewildered the British Isles.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their first act was to declare that the fleet should not leave port until the men's demands were satisfied.
visited
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From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the public journals and in Parliament it was declared that this outbreak, like that at Spithead, was due partly to political strife, but more extensively to agents of revolution from France and Ireland.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The day after Richard Parker visited the Ariadne the fleet had been put under the control of the seamen's Delegates, who were men of standing in the ships, and of personal popularity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The King, Prime Minister, and government had received a shock greater than that which had come with the announcement of American independence.
