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Chapter III
FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN. The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct. In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance. Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development. "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must cut that nation down," they said.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
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From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN.
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From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN.
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From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST BATTLE ON THE OCEAN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
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From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must cut that nation down," they said.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Other nations looked with keen envy upon our growth and development.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In a thousand ways Uncle Sam tried to settle the many existing troubles without an appeal to arms, and had failed in each and every instance.
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From this reading The news that war had been declared against practically the whole civilized world was correct.
