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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 CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
all
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
Anarchistic
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
bore
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
Britain
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From this reading “_To the People of Great Britain and Ireland_:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
capitals
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
copy
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
countrymen
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
countrywomen
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
day
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
denying
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From this reading That fact there is no denying.
Downing
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
Dublin
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
fact
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From this reading That fact there is no denying.
failures
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
Fellow
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
Fenian
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
following
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_To the People of Great Britain and Ireland_:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
Ireland
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From this reading “_To the People of Great Britain and Ireland_:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
MANIFESTO
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
Metropolitan
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
Minister
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
movements
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
Nihilistic
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That fact there is no denying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
official
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
outrage
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
past
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
People
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From this reading “_To the People of Great Britain and Ireland_:
place
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
posted
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
postmark
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
preceding
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
Prime
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
railway
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
received
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
residence
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
roughly
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
Shannon
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
SHANNON'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
similar
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From this reading “Fellow countrymen and countrywomen,--The Anarchistic, Nihilistic, Fenian, and similar movements of the past have all been failures.
Street
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From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
taken
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That fact there is no denying.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
there
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From this reading That fact there is no denying.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_To the People of Great Britain and Ireland_:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
usual
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO On the day of the outrage upon the Metropolitan railway a manifesto from Captain Shannon, of which the following is a copy, was received by the Prime Minister at his official residence in Downing Street.
written
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From this reading It was written as usual in roughly printed capitals, and, as it bore the Dublin postmark of the preceding day, must have been posted _before the explosion had taken place_.
