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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 Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BATTERING AT THE BARRIERS.
BARRIERS
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From this reading BATTERING AT THE BARRIERS.
BATTERING
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From this reading BATTERING AT THE BARRIERS.
campaign
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From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
Cæsar
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From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
describe
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From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
detail
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From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
diversion
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From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
divide
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From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
failed
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From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
fighting
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From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
footnote
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
full
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From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
Gallipoli
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From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
Gaul
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From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
Great
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
history
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
part
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
parts
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From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
progress
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From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
rather
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
side-show
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From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
story
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
succeed
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From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
text
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTERING AT THE BARRIERS.
thereforenounUS /ˈtherefore/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I shall not, therefore, describe the progress of the fighting in full detail.
three
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From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
War
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From this reading The story is rather a footnote to the history of the Great War than part of the text.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Gallipoli campaign was a diversion that did not succeed--a side-show that failed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may divide the story--as Cæsar did Gaul--into three parts.
