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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 popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
admit
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
adversary
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From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
altered
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
belief
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
Briton
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From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
carried
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
conditions
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
cunning
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
designed
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
destruction
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
dozen
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
egotism
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
encounter
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
engines
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
European
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
expunged
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
fallacy
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
fatal
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
foreigners
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
FRENCH
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From this reading LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
hand-to-hand
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
hostilities
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
improved
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
international
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
LANDING
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From this reading LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
led
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
minds
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
most
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
national
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
now
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
nowadays
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
once
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
other
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
over-confidence
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
own
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
perfect
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
place
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
pluck
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
popular
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From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
PowersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
prone
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From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
recent
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
reverses
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
scarcely
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
SUSSEX
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From this reading LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
sustained
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
tact
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
taken
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From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
too
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From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The improved and altered conditions under which international hostilities are carried on nowadays scarcely even admit of a hand-to-hand encounter, and the engines of destruction designed by other European Powers being quite as perfect as our own, tact and cunning have now taken the place of pluck and perseverance.
underrate
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From this reading The Briton is, alas! too prone to underrate his adversary.
wars
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From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is this national egotism, this fatal over-confidence, that has led to most of the reverses we have sustained in recent wars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The popular belief that one Briton is as good as half a dozen foreigners, is a fallacy which ought to be at once expunged from the minds of every one.
