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1914
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From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
23
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
actually
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
all
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
arrangement
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
broadsidenounUS /ˈbroadside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
centre
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
certain
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
characteristics
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
commissioned
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
comparatively
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completed
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
cruisers
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Derfflinger
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From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
distinguishable
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
doubt
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
Dreadnought
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easy
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
enables
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
fact
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
fighting
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fire
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
flank
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
German
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guns
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
Hamburg
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From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
hurriedly
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
identification
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
January
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
Kiel
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
knowledge
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
latest
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From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
launched
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From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
line
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
majority
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
matter
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
mistake
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
night
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
outbreak
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
own
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
performing
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
raid
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From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
ships
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
slightest
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
trials
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
turrets
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From this reading She is distinguishable by the fact that all her turrets are in the centre line, an arrangement that enables the majority of her guns to fire a broadside to either flank.
war
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From this reading On the outbreak of war, she was actually performing her trials, and was no doubt hurriedly completed and commissioned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latest of these, the "Derfflinger," was launched at Hamburg in 1914.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ships which took part in the third German raid, which left Kiel on the night of January 23, have certain characteristics of their own which no one can mistake.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
world
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From this reading To anyone who has the slightest knowledge of the fighting ships of the world, the identification of the German Dreadnought cruisers is a comparatively easy matter.
