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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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AFRICA
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
all
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From this reading But the greatest cleavage of all was between the Roberts men and the Buller men.
Altercation
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
any
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From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But the greatest cleavage of all was between the Roberts men and the Buller men.
bitter
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Boers
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Buller
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From this reading But the greatest cleavage of all was between the Roberts men and the Buller men.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the greatest cleavage of all was between the Roberts men and the Buller men.
certainly
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cleavage
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cliques
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From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
comments
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Cracked
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daggers
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De
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difference
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Difficulties
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divide
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drawn
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evening
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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EXPERIENCES
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FINAL
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Football
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former
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full
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From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
General
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greatest
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From this reading But the greatest cleavage of all was between the Roberts men and the Buller men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
heard
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
Historian
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
Jealousies
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Ladysmith
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Lord
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Memorable
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men
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met
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Military
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more
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
Mutiny
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading South Africa was rent with their quarrels, and one heard on every side of how General This was daggers drawn with General That.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading South Africa was rent with their quarrels, and one heard on every side of how General This was daggers drawn with General That.
Operation
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painful
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Pretoria
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prone
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quarrels
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reliever
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rent
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Ribs
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Roberts
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set
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side
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SOUTH
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telegrams
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading South Africa was rent with their quarrels, and one heard on every side of how General This was daggers drawn with General That.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading South Africa was rent with their quarrels, and one heard on every side of how General This was daggers drawn with General That.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading South Africa was rent with their quarrels, and one heard on every side of how General This was daggers drawn with General That.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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very
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading South Africa was rent with their quarrels, and one heard on every side of how General This was daggers drawn with General That.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The former were certainly very bitter against the reliever of Ladysmith, and the comments about the difference between his evening telegrams and those of next morning were painful to hear.
Wet
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Military men are more full of jealousies and more prone to divide into cliques than any set of men whom I have met.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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