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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 Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
all
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From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
any
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
appearance
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
bad
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
began
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
Channel
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From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
constant
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
days
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
doing
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From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
egg
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
English
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From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
Even
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
feel
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
finally
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
first
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
given
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
hostile
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
irksomeness
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
made
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
next
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
nothin
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From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
novelty
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
occurred
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
ordinary
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
otherwise
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
patrol
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
reports
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
Ross
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
routine
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was the same all along the English Channel--"nothin' doing".
seemed
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
sighted
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
Smoke-signals
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
submarines
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
ten
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From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Smoke-signals For the next ten days nothing occurred beyond the ordinary routine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
there
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
true
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From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
unterseebooten
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
up
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
Vernon
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
vigilant
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From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
waters
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From this reading It seemed as if the unterseebooten had finally given up these waters as a "bad egg".
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No hostile submarines made their appearance; there were not even any reports, true or otherwise, that they had been sighted.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Ross and Vernon, to whom everything was at first a novelty, began to feel the irksomeness of the constant and vigilant patrol.
