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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 My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
armful
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
arms
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assume
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
attack
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
boxer
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
boxing-gloves
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British
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
case
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
clear
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
common
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
conscription
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
constantly
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
contribute
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
country
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
decade
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
diversion
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
efficiency
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
emotion
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
empty
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
energy
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
face
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
filling
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
following
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
fray
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
generally
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
gigantic
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
hostile
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
increasing
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
interest
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
keep
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
like
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
lines
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
material
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
maximum
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
merely
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
military
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
monstrous
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
now
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
other
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
past
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
peace
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
perfectly
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
pleading
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
position
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
possible
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
preparations
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
prevalent
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
protruding
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reader
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
regard
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
resources
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
rushing
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
superstition
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
then
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From this reading It would be like a boxer filling his arms with empty boxing-gloves and then rushing--his face protruding over the armful--into the fray.
there
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
things
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
threatened
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From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
two
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From this reading Let me make my attack on this prevalent and increasing superstition of the British need for conscription in two lines, one following the other.
urgently
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From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
want
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
war
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From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am not pleading for peace when there is no peace; this country has been constantly threatened during the past decade, and is threatened now by gigantic hostile preparations; it is our common interest to be and to keep at the maximum of military efficiency possible to us.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I want the reader to be perfectly clear about the position I assume with regard to war preparations generally.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My case is not merely that conscription will not contribute to that, but that it would be a monstrous diversion of our energy and emotion and material resources from the things that need urgently to be done.
