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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 It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
admit
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
aim
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
all
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
approve
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
attempt
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
author
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
British
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
calculated
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
citizen
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
comminatory
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
cost
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
define
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From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
deliberately
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
deny
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
directed
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
disaster
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
efficient
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
efforts
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
employed
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
Englishmen's
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
enough
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
fears
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
heard
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
heartily
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
Holland's
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
hortatory
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
keeping
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
language
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
League
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From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
like
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
longer
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
man
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
materiel
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
minatory
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
national
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
navy
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
Now
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From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
ordinary
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
panic
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
reasonable
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
rightly
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
sad
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
seriously
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
service
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From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
speak
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
strengthen
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From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
strengthening
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From this reading As an ordinary British citizen, I must heartily approve its aim of strengthening the navy and keeping it efficient.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As an ordinary reasonable man, I must admit that its efforts, if rightly directed, may be of great national service.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Now let me define my feeling towards the Navy League.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
we've
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From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is (as its author would not deny) the language of panic deliberately employed, a calculated attempt to strengthen the _materiel_ of the navy at the cost of Englishmen's fears.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad disaster!'" To speak as seriously as may be, the language is no longer hortatory, like Holland's, but minatory, even comminatory.
