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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 Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
all
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
always
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
battle
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble began with the people.
behaved
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
called
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
Camoens
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
Cape
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
days
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
deeply
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
empire
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
England
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
extravagances
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
find
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
fleets
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
fought
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
generally
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
glories
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
glorious
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
half-bankrupt
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
injured
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
known
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
knows
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
lost
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
many
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
misfortunes
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
most
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
national
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
newspapers
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
Once
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
own
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
people
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From this reading The trouble began with the people.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
Power
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
private
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
public
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
rage
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
refreshing
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
rounded
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
scandalously
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
Storms
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
swearing
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
temper
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
there
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
trouble
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From this reading The trouble began with the people.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
urged
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
vanity
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From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
vent
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From this reading Their own misfortunes had been many, and for private rage it is always refreshing to find a vent in public swearing.
victory
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their national vanity had been deeply injured, and they thought of their ancient glories and the days when their fleets had first rounded the Cape of Storms, and their own newspapers called upon Camoens and urged them to extravagances.
whipping-boy
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
won
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From this reading But it is not generally known that that Power fought a pitched battle with England and won a glorious victory.
world
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
wreck
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From this reading Once upon a time there was a little Power, the half-bankrupt wreck of a once great empire, that lost its temper with England, the whipping-boy of all the world, and behaved, as every one knows, most scandalously.
