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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 “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
aeroplanes
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
city
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
collapsed
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
dawn
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
declared
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From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
down
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From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
effort
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From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
Essex
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
far
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From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
fleet
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
former
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
forty
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
frightfulness
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From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
German
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From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
gigantic
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From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
grief
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
heard
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From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
known
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
lie
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
London
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From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
monsters
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
news
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From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
Norfolk
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
paper
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From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
parts
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last and gigantic effort of German ‘frightfulness’ has come and passed.
proud
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From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
reported
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
scars
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From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
Seven
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
shot
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From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
sixteen
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
stranded
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
too
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From this reading “London, too, has its scars, and London is proud of them,” a great morning paper declared the next morning.
two
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
various
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From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
visited
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of the aeroplanes, nineteen were shot down, and of the rest so far no news has been heard.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading Seven of these former monsters lie stranded and wrecked in various parts of the city, two are known to have collapsed in Essex, and another is reported to have come to grief in Norfolk.
Zeppelins
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From this reading London was visited before dawn this morning by a fleet of sixteen Zeppelins and forty aeroplanes.
