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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
airships
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
All
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
became
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bicycle-shop
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bombs
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
British
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
Congress
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From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
Constantinople
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
constantly
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
controversies
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discussions
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From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
drop
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
ferocity
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
FOOTnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
French
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
fresh
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
gates
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
Germans
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
giant
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
hammered
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
hospital-ships
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
increasing
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
international
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From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
Italians
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
Jefferson
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JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
Kumme's
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
law
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Leesville
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letters
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lines
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
loads
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
London
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
more
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From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
newspapers
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occasion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
one-sided
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From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
outrage
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From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
passenger-steamers
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
place
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From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
protest
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PUTS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
rather
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From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
sent
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
sink
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
States
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Street
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From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
struggle
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
submarines
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From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
summer
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Germans sent their giant airships to drop loads of bombs on London and their submarines to sink passenger-steamers and hospital-ships.
Trieste
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From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
United
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From this reading Each fresh outrage against international law became the occasion of more letters of protest from the United States, and of more controversies in the newspapers, and in Congress, and in Kumme's bicycle-shop on Jefferson Street, Leesville.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this last place, to be sure, the discussions were rather one-sided.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All summer long the Germans hammered at the French and British lines; while the British hammered at the gates of Constantinople, and the Italians at the gates of Trieste.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
world
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I The world struggle continued with constantly increasing ferocity.
