31st
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3rd
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you remember the week-end between Friday, 31st July, and Monday, 3rd August?
eagerly desirous
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On every tongue there was the same question: "Are we going to war?"
the month following July and preceding September
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Do you remember the week-end between Friday, 31st July, and Monday, 3rd August?
BRITAINnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading WHY BRITAIN WENT TO WAR.
BritonsnounUS /ˈbrɪtənz/
plural of “briton” — a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember the week-end between Friday, 31st July, and Monday, 3rd August?
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
at any time
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every tongue there was the same question: "Are we going to war?"
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
feverishlyadverbUS /ˈfevərɪʃli/
in a feverish manner
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
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a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
the act of departing
From this reading On every tongue there was the same question: "Are we going to war?"
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
the month following June and preceding August
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apprehended with certainty
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
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used to form the superlative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On every tongue there was the same question: "Are we going to war?"
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
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To recall to mind.
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Identical; not different.
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cut with a saw
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Everywhere you saw people feverishly buying edition after edition of the evening papers, and gathering into little groups to discuss the situation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHY BRITAIN WENT TO WAR.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading On every tongue there was the same question: "Are we going to war?"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WHY BRITAIN WENT TO WAR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the most anxious and exciting time that living Britons have ever known.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On every tongue there was the same question: "Are we going to war?"
week-end
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHY BRITAIN WENT TO WAR.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY BRITAIN WENT TO WAR.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember the week-end between Friday, 31st July, and Monday, 3rd August?
