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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 "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
advantage
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
asked
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
big
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
binoculars
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
bring
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From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
burnt
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jove!
camera
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From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
careful
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
coal
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
companion
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
cordite
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
craft
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
dust
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
fire-control
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
firing
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
goodness
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From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
hanging
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
I'd
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From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
jolly
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
Jove
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From this reading By Jove!
layer
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
lenses
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
lull
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
mist
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
other
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
own
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
particles
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
pitch
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
put
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
question
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
remembered
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From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
replied
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
rotten
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
salvo
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From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
Sefton
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
station
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
taking
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
think
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
up
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From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
wiping
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From this reading "Something big," replied the other, wiping a thin layer of coal dust and particles of burnt cordite from the lenses of his binoculars.
Wish
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From this reading Wish to goodness I’d remembered to bring my camera along.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With this rotten mist hanging around, one has to be jolly careful not to pitch a salvo into one of our own craft.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think we are up against?" asked Sefton, taking advantage of a lull in the firing to put the question to his companion in the fire-control station.
