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10th
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
accordance
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
action
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
alive
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
appear
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
attention
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
augmented
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
becoming
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cannot
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
catastrophe
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
Commission
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
completely
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
considered
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
contain
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
country
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
Crown
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
cut
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
danger
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
defend
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
despair
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
down
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
drawing
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
EARL
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
Elgin
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
Empire
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
ETC
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
expansion
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
expenditure
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
fatal
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
FIELD-MARSHAL
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
forces
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
G
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
History
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
House
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
idea
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
inadequate
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
increased
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
inevitably
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
INTRODUCTORY
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
July
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
K
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
keynote
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
largely
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
late
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
lessons
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
LETTER
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limit
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
Lords
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
lordship
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
made
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
military
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
own
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
P
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
perish
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
plainest
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
position
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
possessions
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
present
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
prevailing
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
prevent
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
recommendations
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
reference
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
regular
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
responsibilities
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
revenue
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
ROBERTS
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., K.P., ETC.
said
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
satisfactory
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
seems
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
solemn
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
some
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
sometimes
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
strongly
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
system
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
taken
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
tells
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
terms
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From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
too
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
unpreparedness
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
urged
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From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading History tells us in the plainest terms that an Empire which cannot defend its own possessions must inevitably perish.”
war
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From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
warning
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His lordship, while drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that “no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “_The lessons of the late war appear to have been completely forgotten._ The one prevailing idea seems to be,” said Earl Roberts, “to cut down our military expenditure without reference to our increased responsibilities and our largely augmented revenue.
year
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From this reading “_I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe._” This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords on July 10th of the present year by Earl Roberts.
