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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 CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
abreast
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
Admiral
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
ahead
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
anticipated
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
battle
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From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
battleships
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
bear
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
belonged
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
blow
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
bore
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
British
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
broadsides
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
broke
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
came
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
centre
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
circled
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From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
closed
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
columns
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
CONTINUATION
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
daring
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
dissolved
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
Ebbfleet
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
elements
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
flashes
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
Fleet
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
fleets
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
full
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From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
German
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
Germans
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
gun
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
hazardous
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
heavy
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
increased
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
irregular
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
knots
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From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
large
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
line
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
lines
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
Lord
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
more
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
move
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
moved
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
once
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
opposite
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
original
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
other
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
pass
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From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
practically
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
rear
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
SEA
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
speed
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
station
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
steered
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
straight
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
three
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They circled at full battle speed of nineteen knots to pass across the German rear.
twenty-two
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From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
two
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From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
van
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From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
Vanguard
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From this reading The _Vanguard_ and the other three large battleships with Lord Ebbfleet had increased speed, and moved ahead of their original station till their broadsides bore and they practically belonged the British line.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Germans, as they drew abreast of the British Fleet, steaming on an opposite course, broke into three columns in three lines ahead, one of which steered straight for the British rear, one for the centre, and one for the van.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONTINUATION OF THE STRUGGLE AT SEA But the German Admiral had anticipated the British move, and as the two fleets closed, replied with a daring and hazardous blow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His irregular line dissolved once more into its elements as the flashes came from every heavy gun that would bear in his twenty-two battleships.
