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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 AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
AFTERMATH
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
assertion
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
Battle
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
British
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
Centuries
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From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
changing
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
cloud
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
commenced
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
conceived
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
consequences
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
destinies
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
dust
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
ears
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
echo
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
effects
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
engulfing
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
fight
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From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
flotsam
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German
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
guns
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
hand
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
hopes
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
horizon
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
human
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From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
humble
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
larger
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
lives
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
man's
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
Mist
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
nations
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
nearly
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
out
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
policies
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
Power
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
ripples
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
rumble
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
Sea
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
shores
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From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
smoke
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From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
space
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
spread
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
survivor
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From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
thousands
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
triumphant
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
two
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
up
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From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
vast
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
vigil
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
waiting
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
washing
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From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
widening
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From this reading Its consequences and effects spread out in widening ripples through space and time, changing the vast policies of nations, engulfing thousands of humble lives and hopes and destinies.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Centuries hence the ripples will still be washing up the flotsam of that fight on the shores of human life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It commenced with a cloud of smoke on the horizon no larger than a man's hand.
years
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH Such was the Battle of the Mist, a triumphant assertion after nearly two years of vigil and waiting, of British Sea Power.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Long after the last survivor has passed to dust the echo of the British and German guns will rumble in ears not yet conceived.
