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10
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From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
17
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From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
1899
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From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
action
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Advance
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AFRICA
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also
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
battle
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
Black
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Bloemfontein
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Buller
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Claude
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coalition
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
Colenso
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Continent
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
Crespigny
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de
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December
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From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
England
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From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
Epidemic
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE START FOR SOUTH AFRICA The Black Week--Volunteering--The Langman Hospital--The Voyage-- Bloemfontein--Sir Claude de Crespigny--The Epidemic--Advance to the Water Works.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
Gatacre
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
General
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Hospital
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Langman
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Lord
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
lost
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
made
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Magersfontein
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
Methuen
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
minor
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
more
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
ominous
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
portentous
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
rumours
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Sir
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SOUTH
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STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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stirrings
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
Stormberg
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From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that week General Gatacre lost a battle at Stormberg, Lord Methuen lost one at Magersfontein and General Buller lost one at Colenso.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There
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From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
three
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
Volunteering
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Voyage
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war
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From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From December 10 to 17, 1899, was the black week for England.
Water
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Week
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were ominous stirrings on the Continent also and rumours of a coalition.
Works
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The three together would not have made more than a minor action in the great war to come, but at the time it seemed portentous.
