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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
audacious
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
autumn
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
BLOW
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
brightly
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
clamoured
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cloudless
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
dawn
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
dawned
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
day
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
DEALT
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
depression
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
doing
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early
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
ENEMY
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
English
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
farce
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From this reading Was the whole of our military machinery a mere gold-braided farce?
fate
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
fired
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From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
flush
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
gloom
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
gold-braided
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From this reading Was the whole of our military machinery a mere gold-braided farce?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
greatest
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
information
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known
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
land
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
London
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machinery
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mercy
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mere
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military
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From this reading Was the whole of our military machinery a mere gold-braided farce?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
nation
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
now
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
Office
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Was the whole of our military machinery a mere gold-braided farce?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
perfect
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
public
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
repel
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
September
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
shot
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From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
showed
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
sky
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
sun
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
terror
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
Teutons
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From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
trembling
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
War
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warm
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
Wednesday
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From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the first flush of dawn showed, the public clamoured for information as to what the War Office were doing to repel the audacious Teutons.
whole
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From this reading Was the whole of our military machinery a mere gold-braided farce?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Was London to be left at their mercy without a shot being fired?
world
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From this reading The fate of the greatest nation the world had ever known was now trembling in the balance.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading HOW THE ENEMY DEALT THE BLOW The morning of Wednesday, September 5, dawned brightly, with warm sun and cloudless sky, a perfect day of English early autumn, yet over the land was a gloom and depression--the silence of a great terror.
