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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
all
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
battle
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we all began talking.
berserk
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From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
bulk
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From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
Campanias
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From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
cruisers
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
disconcerting
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
down
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
dwarfed
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
Entered
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
fashion
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
Flag
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
flying
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
general
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
gets
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From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
go
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
height
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From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
huge
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
mean
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
noon
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
place
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
Powerful
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
reached
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
recall
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
second
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
ships
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
side
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
six
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
sizeable
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
Sunday
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
talking
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From this reading Then we all began talking.
telling
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From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
TerriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
Then
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From this reading Then we all began talking.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
things
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
third-class
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
tramps
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
two
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From this reading Till that point we had been sizeable ships, but those two huge things dwarfed us to mean little tramps.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Entered suddenly about noon on Sunday, after the disconcerting fashion of cruisers, one of our side flying the general recall, and telling us to go down to the Flag.
used
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From this reading One never gets used to the bulk and height of these berserk Campanias.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
wing
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From this reading But when we reached that place we found neither Flag nor battle ships, but the _Powerful_ and the _Terrible_, who took us under their wing—all six of us, second and third-class cruisers.
