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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 A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
amazed
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
American
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
back
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
blockade
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From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
boat
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
Bremen
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
bringing
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
British
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From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
came
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
cargo
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
children
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
crossing
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
dived
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From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
flew
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
flocking
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
freight
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
Germans
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
graciously
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
Helgoland
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
hospitality
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
indulgence
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
jaded
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
like
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
Lusitania
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
miracles
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
more
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
neutrals
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
Newport
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
news
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
Norfolk
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
now
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
passenger-ships
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
people
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
politeness
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From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
President
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
promised
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
received
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
recently
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
sink
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
submarine
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
super-patient
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
test
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was received with amazed politeness and the news flew through Newport, bringing the people flocking like children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
unburied
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
under-sea
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From this reading And now came the under-sea boat to test American hospitality.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
unrequited
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
war-ship
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From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
warning
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here was a war-ship that dived underneath the British blockade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
Wilson
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From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The dead of the Lusitania were still unrequited and unburied, but the Germans had graciously promised President Wilson to sink no more passenger-ships without warning, and they had been received back into the indulgence of the super-patient neutrals.
wonderment
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
world
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From this reading A freight submarine, the _Bremen_, had recently excited the wonderment of a world jaded with miracles by crossing from Helgoland to Norfolk with a cargo.
