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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 may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
American
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
battle
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
Bon
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
collision
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
courage
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
end
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From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
engagement
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From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
English
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From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
Englishman
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
flag
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From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
hatred
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
history
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
Homme
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
hung
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From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
indicatory
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From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
involve
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From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
mutual
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
obstinacy
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
ocean
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
once
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From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
parallel
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From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
precedent
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
Richard
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
sea
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
seem
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From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
Serapis
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
signal
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
singularly
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From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
stands
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From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
story
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
strife
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From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
subsequent
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From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis stands in history as the first signal collision on the sea between the Englishman and the American.
There
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From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
type
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From this reading It may involve at once a type, a parallel, and a prophecy.
undetermined
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From this reading The strife long hung undetermined, but the English flag struck in the end.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For obstinacy, mutual hatred, and courage, it is without precedent or subsequent in the story of ocean.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would seem to be something singularly indicatory in this engagement.
