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11th
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
affair
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
all
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
back
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
blockading
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
bold
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
bought
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
brave
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MORE WORK DONE BY THE NAVY.
Cardenas
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
Cuba
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
dearly
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
deeds
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
destroyed
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE WORK DONE BY THE NAVY.
east
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
enough
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
few
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
fight
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
fired
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
five
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
gained
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
go
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
gunboats
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
harbor
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
killed
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
Matanzas
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
men
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
miles
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
minutes
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
MORE
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From this reading MORE WORK DONE BY THE NAVY.
NAVY
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From this reading MORE WORK DONE BY THE NAVY.
nearly
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
place
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
port
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
reached
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
sad
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
ships
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
shots
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
smaller
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
Some
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
soon
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From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
Spanish
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE WORK DONE BY THE NAVY.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
torpedo-boat
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
twenty
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
very
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From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
vessels
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From this reading Some of our smaller vessels blockading Cardenas were bold enough to go into the harbor to fight some Spanish gunboats.
victory
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A very sad affair took place at Cardenas, a port about twenty miles east of Matanzas, the place where the first shots were fired.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
Winslow
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From this reading Though, our men gained a victory, it was dearly bought, for our torpedo-boat Winslow was nearly destroyed, and five of her men were killed.
WORK
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From this reading MORE WORK DONE BY THE NAVY.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not told you all the brave deeds done by our Navy soon after our ships had reached Cuba, but I will go back, for a few minutes, to the 11th of May.
