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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ADVANCE
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From this reading RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
advancing
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
apparently
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
assembly
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
attacks
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
awaiting
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
backed
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
battle
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
Beachy
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
bodies
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
British
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
carefully
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
Channel
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compelled
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
considered
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
cruisers
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
death
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
desolation
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
despatched
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detail
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Devon
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Dorset
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
Downs
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
enormous
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
fierce
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
French
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
grey-coated
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
Hampshire
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Head
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hordes
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
immediately
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
inactive
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
invasion
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
land
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
landed
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
large
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like
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
local
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
locusts
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
many
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marked
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
MIDLANDS
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From this reading RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
moving
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
now
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
number
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
off
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
place
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ports
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positions
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
prevent
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probable
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
reinforcements
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
remain
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From this reading Consequently large bodies of British troops were compelled to remain inactive, awaiting probable local attacks.
RUSSIAN
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From this reading RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
selected
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
slowly
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
spread
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
surprise
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
taken
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
threaten
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From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every detail of the surprise invasion had apparently been carefully considered, for immediately after the fierce battle off Beachy Head a number of French and Russian cruisers were despatched to the Channel ports in order to threaten them, so as to prevent many of the troops in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon from moving to their place of assembly.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
troops
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
Tsar
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
up
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From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both French and Russian troops had taken up carefully selected positions on the Downs, and, backed by the enormous reinforcements now landed, were slowly advancing.
White
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From this reading Through the land the grey-coated hordes of the White Tsar spread like locusts--their track marked by death and desolation.
