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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 We had suffered a terrible reverse.
actions
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
admit
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
advance
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
Army
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
British
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
committed
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
Commons
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
compelled
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
Corps
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
day
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
defence
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
down
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
endeavoured
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
errors
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
FEELINGnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
flight
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
full
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
gallant
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
General
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
George
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
Government
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
grave
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
hastily
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
Houses
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
howled
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
judgment
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
justify
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
knew
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
LONDON
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
memorable
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
metropolis
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
Midlands
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
North
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
now
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
only
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
organs
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
Parliament
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
past
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
remnant
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
Reports
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
reverse
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From this reading We had suffered a terrible reverse.
scenes
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
shattered
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
Sheffield
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
Sir
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
speeches
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
stated
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
suffered
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From this reading We had suffered a terrible reverse.
suicidal
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
summoned
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
Sunday
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had suffered a terrible reverse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
there
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From this reading In both Houses of Parliament, hastily summoned, there had been memorable scenes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
town
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
two
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
very
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From this reading In the Commons, the Government had endeavoured to justify its suicidal actions of the past, but such speeches were howled down, and even the Government organs themselves were now compelled to admit that the party had committed very grave errors of judgment.
victorious
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
way
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From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had suffered a terrible reverse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The British were in full flight, and the two victorious Corps now had the way open to advance to the metropolis of the Midlands, for they knew that they had left behind them only a shattered remnant of what the day before had been the British Army of the North.
Woolmer
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From this reading THE FEELING IN LONDON Reports from Sheffield stated that on Sunday the gallant defence of the town by General Sir George Woolmer had been broken.
