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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 The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
all
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
bitter
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
cannot
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
carry
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
clanged
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
coming
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
Commander-in-Chief
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
courage
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
death
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
described
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
disappearance
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
end
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
England
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
expressed
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From this reading That expressed by the nation voices my own.
feelings
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From this reading Of my own feelings I will not speak.
fittingly
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
former
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
hearts
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
hope
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of my own feelings I will not speak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
knell
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
like
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
lost
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of my own feelings I will not speak.
nation
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From this reading That expressed by the nation voices my own.
news
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
out
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
own
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From this reading Of my own feelings I will not speak.
pen
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
plunged
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
resigned
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
resolved
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
speak
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From this reading Of my own feelings I will not speak.
state
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
struggle
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
thousand
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
victors
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From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
voices
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From this reading That expressed by the nation voices my own.
war
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From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was not that we had lost anything of our former courage, or that we had resigned all hope of coming out victors in the struggle.
weak
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From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The state of mind into which England was plunged by the news of the disappearance of the Commander-in-Chief cannot be fittingly described by a pen so weak as mine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Of my own feelings I will not speak.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We were as resolved as ever to carry this war through to the bitter end, yet the news clanged like a death knell upon a thousand hearts.
