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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
all
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
altered
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
best
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
bombarded
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
Brighton
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
Channel
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
coal
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
described
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
Dover
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
draw
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
fleet
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From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
follows
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
fourteen
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
Germans
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
HAPPENING
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From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
history
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
How
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
inactive
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From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
intercept
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
invasion
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
Kincardineshire
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
kinds
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
line
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
Lion
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
loss
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
Lundy
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
m
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
made
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
mined
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
moving
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
north
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
off
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
official
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
once
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
p
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
ports
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
Portsmouth
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
pursued
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
raid
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
raiders
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
retreat
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From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
SEA
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From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
ships
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
signalled
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
slowly
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
some
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
South
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
station
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
steamers
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
Straits
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
sunk
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Lion_ and _Kincardineshire_ at once altered course to the north, so as to intercept them and draw across their line of retreat.
Trevose
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
turbine
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From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
very
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
Wales
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From this reading They had bombarded Brighton, mined Portsmouth, and made a raid on the South Wales coal ports.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
west
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SEA Our fleet, however, was not inactive.
wireless
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From this reading How these raiders were pursued is best described in the official history of the invasion, as follows:-- The Trevose wireless station signalled that the Germans were off Lundy about 2 p.m., steaming west with fourteen ships of all kinds, some moving very slowly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Germans had mined the Straits of Dover, and one of the turbine Channel steamers had been sunk with great loss of life.
