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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 When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
all
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
came
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
CHAIN
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
coast
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
commissariat
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
considered
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
continually
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
days
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
defence
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
departed
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From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
detail
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
downwards
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
Duke
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
early
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From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
end
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
guests
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From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
held
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
hieroglyphics
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
hundreds
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
LINK
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
many
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
mass
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
material
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
members
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From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
minor
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
Monday
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From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
notebook
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
now
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From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
other
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From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
padlocked
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
pages
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
points
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
Practically
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
pretence
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From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
principal
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
recreation
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From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
respite
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
sat
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
schemes
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
separately
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
special
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From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
supported
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
There
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From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
three
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From this reading THE LINK IN THE CHAIN Practically for three days and three nights the Council sat continually.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
train
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From this reading The principal members of the Council departed by special train early on Monday morning.
transport
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From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
unflaggingly
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
very
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no pretence now at recreation, no other guests.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last the end came, my padlocked notebook, with its hundreds of pages of hieroglyphics, held the principal material for three schemes of coast defence, each one considered separately and supported by a mass of detail as to transport, commissariat, and many minor points.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
worked
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From this reading We worked, all of us, from the Duke downwards, unflaggingly and with very little respite.
