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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 THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
accurate
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
ago
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
alarm
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
Armstrong
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
Berlin
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Bureau
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
cause
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
Certain
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considerable
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
construction
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
d'heure
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
defences
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
detailed
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
doubt
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
Elswick
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
endeavour
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
enemy
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
England
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
enormous
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
father
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From this reading Vera was in Switzerland with her father.
few
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
fortunately
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
frantic
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
friends
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
frustrating
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
German
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
Germany
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
GUN
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vera was in Switzerland with her father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
information
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
Intelligence
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
kept
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
led
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
made
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
mauvais
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
moment
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
NEW
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
Newcastle
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
Newcastle-on-Tyne
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
observations
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
people
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
pigeon-holed
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
plot
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
power
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
property
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
quart
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
range
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
Ray
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
secrets
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
seen
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
success
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
surveyed
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
Switzerland
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From this reading Vera was in Switzerland with her father.
Tees
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
there
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
two
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From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
Tyne
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
type
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
Vera
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From this reading Vera was in Switzerland with her father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
weeks
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From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
well
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From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN Ray and I were in Newcastle-on-Tyne a few weeks after our success in frustrating the German plot against England.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vera was in Switzerland with her father.
Works
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From this reading Certain observations we had kept had led us to believe that a frantic endeavour was being made to obtain certain details of a new type of gun, of enormous power and range, which at that moment was under construction at the Armstrong Works at Elswick.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Tyne and Tees have long ago been surveyed by Germany, and no doubt the accurate and detailed information pigeon-holed in the Intelligence Bureau at Berlin would, if seen by the good people of Newcastle, cause them a _mauvais quart d'heure_, as well as considerable alarm.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there are one or two secrets of the Tyne and its defences which are fortunately not yet the property of our friends the enemy.
