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800
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
all
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
Apropos
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
Bantry
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From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
battleships
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From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
boat
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
cruisers
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
discharges
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
elemental
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
enough
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
Fastnet
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
finished
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
go
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
gun
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
haze
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
heard
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
horrible
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
investigate
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
lb
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
listened
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
lower
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
many
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
miles
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
moaning
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
more
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
Mr
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
off
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
passenger
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
practice
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From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
projectile
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
ranging
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
remembered
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
rendezvous
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
rock
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
scattered
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From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
shattered
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
signals
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
Simple
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
some
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
sorrows
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
spared
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
target-practice
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From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
ten
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
Then
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
twelve-inch
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
wanted
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From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
warned
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
waters
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From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
weighing
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From this reading Then I remembered that a twelve-inch gun discharges a projectile weighing some 800lb. and ranging about ten miles.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We finished first of all the cruisers, and went on to our rendezvous the Fastnet, but if we had listened to the passenger—he wanted to lower a boat and investigate the shattered rock—we should have been spared many sorrows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Apropos of signals—to go on where I left off—we were to have more than enough of them after target-practice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The battleships which we had not found at Bantry were scattered about those waters at their practice.
zealous
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From this reading But we were zealous, Mr. Simple, and we went to the Fastnet; and it was hazy, and through the haze we heard a horrible elemental moaning that should have warned us.
